breastfeeding
Conditions
Interventions
Women in the intervention group (n = 250) receive conventional care, plus telephone-based peer support at 1-2 weeks, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months postpartum. They are encouraged to call their peer su
Sponsors
Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy mothers who have a singleton live birth at maternity hospital, are fluent in Japanese, do not have serious illness or disability that could significantly interfere with breastfeeding, are willing to breastfeed, and whose babies are not in NICU when leaving the hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mothers who are members of La Leche League, a mother-to-mother peer support group.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal breastfeeding satisfaction at 1 and 4 months postpartum, which will be measured by a 5-point Likert-type self-report instrument (a Japanese version of Maternal Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal breastfeeding confidence at 1 month, willingness to support others at 4 months, and breastfeeding status at 1 and 4 months postpartum. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKeiko Nanishi
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Office of International Academic Affairs
Outcome results
None listed