Breastfeeding Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 03/09/2021:
Randomisation will be 1:1 allocation. The randomisation will be performed stratified by Overweight: Obese in a 2:1 ratio (e.g. 20 Overweight for every 10 Obese)
Sponsors
University College Dublin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Primiparous women 2. Singleton pregnancy 3. BMI =25 kg/m2 at booking visit 4. 26 – 34 weeks’ gestation at recruitment 5. Aged =18 years 6. Good understanding of English 7. Ability to give informed consent 8. Have a support partner available and willing to participate in the trial if they are randomised to the intervention group. This support partner may be the infant’s father, the pregnant woman’s male or female partner, the pregnant woman’s mother or sister or a friend.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Preterm (<37 weeks’ gestation) delivery 2. Any condition requiring medication that is contraindicated for breastfeeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feeding method assessed using self-reported questionnaires completed by the mother, Questionnaire on Infant Feeding (O’Sullivan et al., 2017) at 3 months postpartum | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Intention to breastfeed following the antenatal component of the intervention, assessed by open ended and closed ended questions in a questionnaire completed by the mother at pre-antenatal class 2. Initiation rates of breastfeeding, collected using hospital discharge data at discharge from hospital 3. Exclusive and any breastfeeding prevalence. assessed using a questionnaire completed by the mother, Questionnaire on Infant Feeding (O’Sullivan et al., 2017), at hospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postpartum 4. Maternal and support partner attitudes toward breastfeeding, assessed by open ended and closed ended questions in a questionnaire completed by the mother at pre-antenatal class, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months postpartum 5. Breastfeeding self-efficacy, assessed using Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Short Form (Dennis, 2003) at pre-antenatal class, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months postpartum | — |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed