Antenatal breastfeeding education Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Previous: Random allocation to intervention or control groups was done via randomizer.org.
Updated 02/08/2022: Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention or control arms in a 1:1 ratio
Sponsors
Ministry of Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged >18 years 2. Pregnant women in the second or third trimesters 3. Receiving antenatal care in Riyadh First Health Cluster (C1) 4. No contraindication to breastfeeding 5. Have access to the internet 6. Literate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women in the first trimester 2. Contraindication to breastfeeding 3. No access to internet 4. Illiterate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exclusive breastfeeding measured using electronic Google surveys on infant feeding practice delivered via WhatsApp at 1 and 3 months postpartum | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy measured using the prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy scale during pregnancy after the intervention 2. Maternal satisfaction about the health education measured using the satisfaction about health education questionnaire during pregnancy after the intervention 3. Postpartum breastfeeding self-efficacy measured using the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale – short form at 1 month postpartum 4. Infant feeding attitude measured using the Iowa infant feeding attitude scale at 3 months postpartum | — |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed