Enhancing breastfeeding knowledge and practices for mothers who undergone a cesarean section and their caregivers: Assessing the influence of lactation support program

The impact of lactation support program on the knowledge and practices of breastfeeding among post-cesarean mothers and their caregivers- RCT - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/11/059538

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O908- Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Lactation support program: The lactation support program will be organized at ante-natal OPD in the morning session for a group of 3-5 mothers. The participants will be provided with a

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Caregivers (female) and primigravida mothers who are willing to participate 1 hour lactation support program 2.Singleton pregnancy whose gestation age is more than 36 weeks. 3.Caregivers and primi gravida mothers who know to read and write Hindi or English language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Antenatal mother with an infectious disease like HIV, active TB, herpes simplex virus, hepatitis B and C. 2.Antenatal mother who are not booked or not willing to deliver at AIIMS, Gorakhpur.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
There will be significant difference in knowledge and practice of breastfeeding among post-cesarean mothers and their caregivers in experimental groupTimepoint: After delivery- On postnatal day 1, Day-3, Day-5, Day-10, and Day-45 (Total 5 times)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There will be significant difference between knowledge & practice of post cesarean mothers & caregivers with the selected demographic variables.Timepoint: After delivery- on Postnatal day-1	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDeviga T

AIIMS, Gorakhpur

deviga.thirush@gmail.com8003991332

Outcome results

None listed

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