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The Breastfeeding Study: Prevention of early breastfeeding cessation in mothers and infants

Skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding during the neonatal period

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN91972905
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2023-11-17
Start date
2017-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-05-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Prevention of early breastfeeding cessation in mothers and infants Other

Interventions

Baseline data was collected prior to implementation of the intervention, thereafter data was collected from the intervention group. The intervention consisted of education of health care professional

Sponsors

Uppsala University
Lead Sponsor
Centre for Research and Development, Region Gävleborg
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Days to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Newborn infants and their parents 2. Health care professionals working with newborn

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe maternal disease or parents who use drugs. 2. Infants with a chromosomal abnormality or birth defect that might affect breastfeeding (such as cleft lip and cleft palate) 3. Infants who are small for gestational age, preterm or transferred to neonatal care.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Exclusive breastfeeding in infants two months of age measured using a survey at infant age 2 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Breastfeeding duration, breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding pattern are measured using a survey at 2, 6 and 12 months 2. Skin-to-skin contact is measured using a survey during hospital stay. 3. Care routines during hospital stay is measured using journal review. 4. Stress in infants and parents are measured using cortisol analysis at infant age of 2 months. 5. Parental style is measured using survey at infant age of 2, 6 and 12 months. 6. Evaluation of the breastfeeding education of health care professional is measured using survey after the education.

Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Public ContactErika Andresen
erika.andresen@kbh.uu.se+46 708957921

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 7, 2026