Breastfeeding after cesarean section
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligibility criteria: Healthy postpartum women aged 20 to 43 who want to breastfeed after a cesarean section at 37 weeks or later (including planned cesarean sections and emergency cesarean sections)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Vaginal delivery (2) Premature birth (3) Multiple pregnancy (4) Complications (psychiatric disorders, epilepsy, heart disease, etc.) (5) Infectious diseases that can be transmitted from mother to child (HIV, HBV, HCV, HTLV-1) (6) Drug dependence, alcoholism or smoking that affects hormones (7) Under 20 years old or over 44 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The time from delivery to the onset of lactgenesis II in the intervention group is significantly shorter than that in the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) 24-hour breast milk volume on days 3 and 5 is significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group. (2) The intervention group has a significantly higher rate of breastfeeding at 1 month compared to the control group. (3) Oxytocin and prolactin levels are less inclined to fall from day 3 to day 5 postpartum in the intervention group than in the control group. (4) Awareness of colostrum feeding and breastfeeding satisfaction is higher in the intervention group. (5) Knowledge of breastfeeding is significantly higher in the intervention group. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
St. Luke's International University Graduate School St. Luke's International University Graduate School of Nursing Science