Breastfeeding
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) pregnant women aged 18 to 45 planning selective cesarean section; 2) full term pregnancy (37 to 42 gestational weeks); 3) epidural anesthesia, or subarachnoid block anesthesia, or combined spinal-epidural anesthesia; 4) no serious pregnancy complications; and 5) agreed to receive EENC
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) women who cannot breastfeed because of medical indications, such as AIDS, syphilis, or a history of breast surgery; 2) women having no intention to breastfeed; 3) serious maternal and neonatal complications occurring during surgery, which need urgent treatment; 4) neonatal malformations or newborns with congenital disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the rate of successful breastfeeding initiation;breastfeeding initiation time;the rate of exclusive breastfeeding;breastfeeding self-efficacy;First lactation time; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mother-infant attachment;the pH cord blood;the hemoglobin of cord blood;neonatal transcutaneous bilirubin; the rate of postpartum depression;the volume of intraoperative bleeding;postoperative maternal hemoglobin level;Evaluation of the graded degree of chills after cesarean section;NICU transfer rate;Neonatal heart rate;Newborn body temperature; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University