Breastfeeding Other
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomized without blinding due to the impossibility of achieving it with patients or researchers (open, masking not used). Women will be allocated by clusters (primary health cen
Sponsors
Consejería de Salud y Familias de la Junta de Andalucia
University of Seville
Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Gestión de la Investigación en Salud de Sevilla
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy women with exclusive or mixed breastfeeding 10 days after birth, and attended antenatal lessons in the Primary Health Centre 2. Women over 18 years of age 3. Women who accepted and signed the informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. HIV positive 2. Cancer 3. Tuberculosis infection 4. No intention to breastfeed 5. Impossibility or contraindication to breastfeed due to medical conditions 6. Communication difficulties due to language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of exclusive breastfeeding, mixed breastfeeding, or formula, measured using study app or online questionnaire completed by the mother at 10 days after birth, 2, 4, 6 months after birth | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Sociodemographic outcomes (mother's age, level of education, marital status, employment status, country of origin) measured with closed-ended questions using study app or online questionnaire completed by the mother and the midwife before birth 2. Breastfeeding self-efficacy assessed using breastfeeding self-efficacy scale-short form (Spanish Version) at baseline (10 days after birth), 2, 4, 6 months after birth 3. A breastfeeding observation assessed using WHO Breastfeeding assessment tool at 10 days after birth 4. Breastfeeding self-efficacy assessed using General Self-efficacy scale (Spanish Version) at 10 days, 2, 4, 6 months after birth 5. Motivation for interruption of breastfeeding assessed with open-ended questions completed by the mother using study app or online questionnaire at 2, 4, 6 months after birth 6. Problems related to breastfeeding measured by open-ended questions completed by the mother using study app or online questionnaire at 2, 4, 6 months after birth 7. Obstetric outcomes (type of birth, type of onset of labour, type of analgesia used, perineal trauma, skin-to-skin technique) measured by closed-ended questions completed by the mother using study app or online questionnaire at 10 days after birth | — |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Public ContactFatima Leon-Larios
Outcome results
None listed