Low-risk primipara
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
St. Luke's International University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Singleton primiparas who plan on continuing breastfeeding for 12 weeks or more after delivery (including mixed feeding)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Cesarean delivery 2) Medical or pregnancy complications (hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes (more than 2 points), uterine anomalies) 3) History of breast surgery 4) History of mental illness, epilepsy, cancer 5) Taking or inhaling steroids 6) HTLV, HIV, HBV, HCV positive 7) Smoker 8) Alcoholism 9) Illegal drug users 10) Bleeding in mouth (Periodontal disease, bleeding gums, stomatitis) 11) When epidural anesthesia is delivered without using synthetic oxytocin 12) Preterm birth (giving birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy) 13) Birth weight of less than 2500g 14) Oral anomalies in newborns 15) Apgar score of less than 7 at birth in newborns 16) Neonatal admission to NICU
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 24 hour milk production on postpartum day 3 and 1 month later | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Salivary oxytocin on postpartum day 3 Postpartum 3 days, 1 and 4 months later breastfeeding continuation rate Start date of Lactogenesis II | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKaori Takahata
St. Luke's International University, Graduate School Nursing science
Outcome results
None listed