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The study to assess how the a natural process where a newborn, placed on its mothers abdomen or chest immediately after birth, uses its instincts to move towards the breast and begin breastfeeding on its own and Affect on time of delivery of placenta after babys birth

A study to assess the effectiveness of breast crawl technique on breastfeeding among newborn and its impact on 3rd stage of labour among intranatal mothers at selected health care centers of Anand district. - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096483
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-10-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O927- Other and unspecified disorders oflactation

Interventions

Intervention1: Breast crawl technique: The present study will aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the breast crawl technique on breastfeeding initiation and maintenance among newborns and its impact

Sponsors

Shree Krishna Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: In this study, the pregnant women were selected based on the inclusion criteria: Pregnant women- 1. With normal healthy pregnancy without any underlying medical condition. 2. Who underwent normal vaginal delivery between 37 to 42 weeks of gestation. 3. Who is pregnant with single fetus. 4. with or without mild to moderate anemia. 5. Whose baby follows the scoring criteria of breast crawl assessment checklist.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The pregnant women excluded from the study who had 1.Any past or present history of placenta Previa, abruption placenta. 2.Prolonged or obstructed labor. Intrauterine fetal growth retardation, intrauterine fetal death, stillbirth and fetus distress. 3.ny abnormality of breast and nipple like engorgement, tenderness, inverted, retracted or cracked nipples. 4.Severe anemia 5.Newborn with congenital anomaly related to GI tract like cleft lip and cleft palate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the effectiveness of breast crawl technique in initiation and maintenance of breast feeding among newborn.Timepoint: After 3 days of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the impact of breast crawl technique on 3rd stage of labor among intranatal mothers.Timepoint: During delivery;To identify association between initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding with sociodemographic variables.Timepoint: At baseline data and after 3 days of intervention;To identify association between 3rd stage of labor with sociodemographic variables.Timepoint: At baseline data

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHinal Parmar

Institute of Nursing Sciences, Karamsad

ektapatel501@gmail.com8347433558

Outcome results

None listed

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