Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Conditions
Keywords
Breastfeeding, Video education, Exclusive breastfeeding, Milk supply, Breastfeeding efficiency, Patient education, Antepartum
Brief summary
Given the known health benefits of breast milk, the World Health Organization and pediatric and obstetrical professional societies all recommend that babies only consume breast milk (also referred to as exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)) through 6 months of age. While many women initiate breastfeeding while at the study institution hospital, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding when mothers and babies are discharged is only 34%. Sixty percent of mothers stopped breastfeeding earlier than intended to primarily due to concerns about difficulty with lactation (i.e. sore nipples, inadequate milk supply), baby's nutrition (i.e weight gain and satiety) and effort required to pump breast milk. It is known that prenatal education by trained health care providers is effective in increasing EBF rates; however, these interventions are time and labor intensive and require employment of breastfeeding specialists. Therefore, a simple, brief, easily accessible breastfeeding education tool is needed to directly educated new mothers on how to breastfeed and what the actual nutritional needs of an infant are in order to support women's breastfeeding goals. The objective of this study is to assess whether a simple breastfeeding education video viewed at the time of admission to the hospital for delivery will increase EBF at the time of hospital discharge through 6 months postpartum by improving women's perception of their milk supply and their breast feeding efficiency. The investigators predict that woman who view a short breastfeeding education video just prior to delivery will have an improved perception of their breastfeeding efficiency and milk supply and will be more likely to avoid formula use while admitted to the hospital and though 6 months postpartum. In this study, the investigators will randomly assign women to view an educational video focused on breastfeeding in the first days of a baby's life and compare them to women who receive the standard educational pamphlet on breastfeeding given to all women delivering at the study institution. The investigators will then survey each participant after her delivery on how she is feeding her baby (breast milk, formula, or both) and how she perceives her milk supply and breastfeeding efficiency just before she is discharged from the hospital. The investigators will then call women on the phone at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months to reassess how they are feeding their babies (breast milk, formula or both). In addition to baseline characteristics about the individuals such as age, race, and employment status, information regarding their pregnancy and delivery will be obtained to assess for any confounding factors that may effect their ability to breastfeed. This research will help determine if video education can provide sufficient education to help increase breastfeeding rates. Additionally, this research may inform the research community on the overall effectiveness of video education in healthcare, allowing for a similar approach to be used for other educational initiatives.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBreastfeeding Video Education
Video entitled Breastfeeding in the First Hour, It's in Your Hands
BEHAVIORALBreastfeeding PDF education
PDF of standard breastfeeding education handouts
Sponsors
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Caregiver, Investigator)
Intervention model description
Nulliparous women planning to exclusively breastfeed will be consented and will complete a survey regarding demographics and breastfeeding education experience. Participants will be randomized to viewing a standard breastfeeding education PDF (Control) or to watching an educational video entitled Breastfeeding in the First Hour, It's in Your Hands(Intervention group). Both activities will occur on a tablet. Participants will undergo routine intrapartum care. On the day of discharge, patient's will complete a survey that includes the Breastfeeding Self-Efficiency Scale-Short Form, the Perception of Insufficient Milk Questionnaire, and questions regarding in hospital breastfeeding educational experiences. Data will be compared between the two groups to determine if antepartum video education improved perception of breast milk supply and efficiency and increases exclusive breastfeeding rates. At 6 months postpartum, women will be surveyed by phone regarding their breastfeeding status.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* nulliparous woman * \>18 years of age * Fluency in English or Spanish * Intention to exclusively breastfeed * Admitted to Women and Infants Hospital (Providence, RI) for induction of labor, labor, or primary cesarean delivery. * Gestational age between 37'0-42'0
Exclusion criteria
* Prior breastfeeding experience (ex: induced lactation for prior child) * Contraindications to breastfeeding, * Intention to utilize formula * Extremis prohibiting consent * Women who require Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission, whose infants require Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) admission, or who suffer an intrapartum fetal demise or neonatal death will be excluded from final analysis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding rates at hospital discharge | 1-4 days Postpartum | Using a self reported survey of infant feeding practices including exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding with formula supplementation or formula feeding only, the investigators aim to determine if participants who viewed the breastfeeding education video had increased breastfeeding rates compared to women who viewed the control PDF materials at time of hospital discharge. |
| Maternal perception of breastfeeding efficiency at hospital discharge | 1-4 days Postpartum | Using the validated Breastfeeding Self-Efficiency Scale-Short Form, a Likert scale survey ranging from 1 (not confident at all) to 5 (very confident), the investigators aim to determine if maternal perception of breastfeeding efficiency at time of hospital discharge is increased for women who viewed the breastfeeding video compared to those who viewed the control PDF materials. |
| Maternal perception of milk supply at hospital discharge | 1-4 days Postpartum | Using the validated Perception of Insufficient Milk Questionnaire, a Likert scale survey ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 10 (strongly agree) the investigators aim to determine if maternal perception of milk supply at time of hospital discharge is increased for women who viewed the breastfeeding video compared to those who viewed the control PDF materials. Outcome will be measured on the Likert scale. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding rates at 6 weeks postpartum | 6 weeks postpartum | Using a self reported phone survey of infant feeding practices including exclusive breastfeeding, inclusively breastfeeding with formula supplementation, formula feeding only, or solid food supplementation, the investigators aim to determine if participants who viewed the breastfeeding education video had increased breastfeeding rates compared to women who viewed the control PDF materials at 6 weeks postpartum. |
| Maternal perceptions of acceptability of breastfeeding education interventions | 1-4 days Postpartum | To determine if women find breastfeeding educational interventions during delivery hospitalization to be acceptable and helpful Using a self reported survey of women's experience with breastfeeding support resources during hospital admission, the investigators aim to determine if the video or control education was acceptable and helpful to participants. Outcome will be measured on the Likert scale from 1 (not helpful at all) to 5 (very helpful). |
| Breastfeeding rates at 3 months postpartum | 3 months postpartum | Using a self reported phone survey of infant feeding practices including exclusive breastfeeding, inclusively breastfeeding with formula supplementation, formula feeding only, or solid food supplementation, the investigators aim to determine if participants who viewed the breastfeeding education video had increased breastfeeding rates compared to women who viewed the control PDF materials at 3 months postpartum. |
| Breastfeeding rates at 6 months postpartum | 6 months postpartum | Using a self reported phone survey of infant feeding practices including exclusive breastfeeding, inclusively breastfeeding with formula supplementation, formula feeding only, or solid food supplementation, the investigators aim to determine if participants who viewed the breastfeeding education video had increased breastfeeding rates compared to women who viewed the control PDF materials at 6 months postpartum. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed