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Benefits and problems of single versus simultaneously breastfeeding the twin babies.

Effect of single versus tandem feeding techniques on maternal fatigue, breast feeding satisfaction, breast feeding self-efficacy and perceived barriers of breast feeding among mothers with twin babies admitted in selected tertiary care hospitals.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/10/037164
Enrollment
30
Registered
2021-10-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Single arm trial with two intervention Single and tandem breastfeeding techniques: Educational content related to single versus tandem breastfeeding techniques. Every sample will be

Sponsors

Geeta Bhardwaj
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mothers who delivers twins vaginally or by cesarean section after 35 weeks of gestation Willing to participate in the study Mothers who stays in hospital for 4 days after delivery Willing to breastfeed the twins with both the breastfeeding technique( single and tandem) Mothers who practice exclusive breastfeeding Newborns with good sucking reflex.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mothers babies with uncoordinated sucking and swallowing reflex (preterm babies less than 35 weeks, low birth babies below 1.8kg with poor sucking reflexes) Mothers who have ill babies.( on phototherapy for long duration, congenital disease admitted in NICU, one baby in NICU ) Twins on feed other than breastmilk (formula feed, cowâ??s milk) Mother unable to breastfeed due to illness.(Poor general condition, psychiatric illness) Maternal Infectious Disease(Cytomegalovirus ,Herpes, HIV , Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1 or 2 infection, Tuberculosis , Hepatitis B, C) Mother on drugs-(Bromocriptine, Antineoplastic agents, immunosuppressant, Ergotamine, Lithium, Drugs of abuse, Chemotherapy agents, Primaquine and Quinine, Metronidazole, Sulfa drugs, Radioactive isotope.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Difference in breastfeeding fatigue satisfaction and self efficacy level with single versus tandem breastfeeding techniques among mothers of twin babiesTimepoint: At baseline during hospitalization before discharge 2 weeks 3 week and 4 week after hospital discharge—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mothers face various barriers while breastfeeding with single and tandem breastfeeding techniques. Mothers will be more satisfied will have high self Efficacy and less fatigue in any of the breastfeeding techniquesTimepoint: At time point 3weeks after hospital discharge and 4weeks after hospital discharge—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactGeeta Bhardwaj

College of Nursing All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar Orissa

speak2smitha@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026