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pregnancy yoga Exercises and breastfeeding self-efficacy

Investigating the effect of pregnancy yoga Exercises on breastfeeding self-efficacy in primiparous mothers referring to selected comprehensive health centers

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20120923010913N2
Enrollment
90
Registered
2024-01-27
Start date
2024-01-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-06

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Conditions

breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Yoga sessions will be held in groups in selected centers, twice a week and for one hour each time from the 34th week of pregnancy to 8 weeks after delivery (12 sess

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mothers who sign the informed consent form. Mothers who are literate. Mothers who had a normal body mass index at the beginning of pregnancy. Mother's willingness to breastfeed after delivery Mothers who have no history of systemic diseases during their pregnancy (diabetes/hypertensive/intrauterine death/multiples) etc. Mothers who do not have medical contraindications to exercise and do yoga stretches. Mothers who do not have Breast anomalies. Mothers who have no history of infertility (primary, secondary). Mothers who have not been subjected to domestic violence Mothers who have participated in childbirth preparation classes. Mothers who have no history of participating in yoga classes and professional sports (regular daily walking, swimming, etc.)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The impossibility of natural childbirth Mother's physical inability to do exercises

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Breastfeeding self-efficacy score. Timepoint: The first day after delivery, week 1, 2, 4, 8, the sixth month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dennis and Fox BSES breastfeeding self-efficacy questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactPirhadi Masoume

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

pirhadi@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 7592

Outcome results

None listed

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