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Skin-to-skin contact(SSC) and initiation of breastfeeding

Efficacy of â??Breastfeeding â?? Supportive Careâ?? (B - SUCA) on initiation, determinants of breastfeeding and perinatal outcomes in mother-newborn dyads admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Sikkim: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/03/040974
Enrollment
160
Registered
2022-03-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention1: Breastfeeding Supportive care B-SUCA refers to the intervention that an investigator or researcher provides to the first time pregnant mother which includes the education supportive car

Sponsors

SMIMS Research Unit
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Low risk primigravid women who are term from antenatal period just before delivery to 1 hour after delivery and who are diagnosed having cephalic presentation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Primgravid women who are with any complications of pregnancy and labour example pre-eclampsia and labour complications like prolonged and precipitate and sepsis and infections and twin gestation and infection and congenital anomalies and severe IUGR and mental health disorders (comorbid mental health illness during pregnancy) and newborn with complications

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
time of initiation of breast feedingTimepoint: immediately 5minutes after delivery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
duration of Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) and LATCH Score and exclusively breastfeeding and newborn behavior and maternal-neonatal bonding and perinatal outcomesTimepoint: from 5mins after delivery till 6months post delivery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sonia RBD Souza

Sikkim Manipal University

arkierupaiashadap.p@smims.smu.edu.in8436149397

Outcome results

None listed

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