breastfeeding promotion breastfeeding support
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: From the 34th week of gestation, parents will have access to a web app with elements of breastfeeding promotion and support as well as a forum in which the questions posed by the parents in t
Sponsors
LMU Kliinkum, Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital; Stoffwechsel und Ernährung
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Months to 6 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Interviews: First child; no factors existed that could have interfered with breastfeeding; born on schedule (= 37 weeks gestation and = 41 weeks + 6 days); child was ever breastfed intervention study: First child; no abnormalities to date; no factors on the part of the mother that interfered with or precluded breastfeeding of the infant, e.g., medication; parents living in a joint household.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Interviews: Second or later child in the family; premature birth; factors on the part of the mother or infant that interfere with or preclude breastfeeding e.g. medication, LKS; infant was not breastfed intervention study: Second or later child in the family; fetal abnormality already detected before birth; premature birth; factors on the part of the mother already present before delivery that interfere with or preclude breastfeeding of the infant e.g. medication; parents do not live in 1 common household.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparing the rate of exclusive breastfeeding 4 months after delivery between the control and intervention groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - The rate of exclusive breastfeeding 6 full months after delivery will be compared between the control and intervention groups - The rate of any breastfeeding 6 full months after delivery will be compared between the control and intervention groups - The results of the questionnaires on intention to breastfeed and confidence in breastfeeding will be compared in relation to the self-efficacy of breastfeeding between the control and intervention groups - The results of the questionnaires on intention to breastfeed and breastfeeding confidence of the control and intervention group will be related to the breastfeeding rate with the question whether a prediction of breastfeeding success can be made on the basis of the answers to this questionnaire - The questions asked by the parents in the forum of the intervention group will be qualitatively evaluated in order to further develop the web app - The user behavior of the participants of the intervention group will be measured and related to the individual breastfeeding behavior as well as the age of the infant - The evaluation of the web app by the participants of the intervention group will be used to further develop the web app | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMonika Ziebart
LMU Klinikum, Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital; Stoffwechsel und Ernährungsmedizin
Outcome results
None listed