Studying the effect of consuming anise herbal tea on indicators of breast milk adequacy and breastfeeding success in full-term infants.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention group will receive anise tea containing 1 gram of dried anise herb plus 1 gram of black tea, and the placebo group will receive black tea tea conta
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mother's study entry criteria: Mother's desire to exclusively breastfeed Being literate Mother must be at least 18 years old. Normal maternal body mass index is 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 before pregnancy. Criteria for excluding the mother from the study: Maternal smoking, alcohol, and drug use The mother's use of any milk-boosting medication or herbal combination Mother's infection with infectious diseases that can be transmitted through breastfeeding, such as AIDS and active pulmonary tuberculosis History of infertility History of estrogen-dependent cancers such as uterine cancer, breast cancer, endometrial hyperplasia, etc. Breast problems in the mother, such as: mastectomy, nipple indentations and abscesses and infected mastitis, drooping or small nipples, lack of breast development in prenatal Performing breast surgeries on the mother Underlying diseases such as asthma, coagulation disorders, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, high blood pressure and digestive diseases Mother's incidence of psychological disorders based on mother's self-report Inclusion criteria for the newborn study: Healthy, full-term infants aged 1 to 7 days Full-term baby (37 to 42 completed weeks) Newborn weighing 2500 to 4000 grams Infant food intolerance Criteria for excluding infants from the study: The presence of congenital abnormalities in the baby, such as cleft lip and cleft palate Disease or nutritional problem Twin and multiple babies
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Criteria for maternal exit after the start of the intervention: Mother's unwillingness to continue cooperation Not consuming more than 10% of anise tea consumed by the mother Allergic reactions following consumption of anise tea Using herbal and chemical medicines to increase breast milk volume Stopping breastfeeding for any reason
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determining breast milk adequacy indicators. Timepoint: Day 1, 2 weeks after study start, 4 weeks after study start. Method of measurement: Measuring indicators of feeding frequency, number of wet diapers, number of daily bowel movements, and growth measurement parameters (height, weight, and head circumference).;Breastfeeding success score. Timepoint: 4 weeks after the start of the study (end of the study). Method of measurement: Using the 21-item breastfeeding success questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactLeila Amirifarahani
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed