Evaluation of Breastfeeding Success and Self-Efficacy in Mothers Giving Birth Via Vaginal Delivery or Cesarean Section

Evaluation of Breastfeeding Success and Self-Efficacy Using LATCH in Mothers Giving Birth Via Vaginal Delivery or Cesarean Section: Cross-sectional Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05106634

Enrollment

106

Registered

2021-11-04

Start date

2019-09-10

Completion date

2021-10-22

Last updated

2023-07-20

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Conditions

Breastfeeding

Keywords

Breastfeeding Success, breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, vaginal delivery, cesarean section, spinal anesthesia, general anesthesia, epidural anestezi

Brief summary

This cross-sectional observational study was conducted to compare breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy levels of mothers who gave birth via vaginal delivery (spontaneous or via epidural analgesia) or cesarean section (under general or spinal anesthesia).

Detailed description

This study was conducted by including women, who gave birth via VD or CS in the gynecology clinics of a training and research hospital and a city hospital and were in the postpartum period (after 24 hours). It compared the breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success of mothers who gave birth via CS (under spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia) with those of mothers who gave birth via vaginal delivery (under epidural analgesia or via spontaneous vaginal delivery).

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. being aged \>18 years old; 2. being literate; 3. having a baby of weight between 2500-4000 g, with 5th minute APGAR score of ≥7, and without congenital diseases and sucking and swallowing problems; 4. not having a disease that prevents breastfeeding; 5. having a full-term (37-42 weeks) VD or CS, 6. agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

1. a history of psychological or mental health problems 2. any condition in the mother or infant that was a barrier to breastfeeding 3. baby's admission into the neonatal unit 4. baby's separation from the mother for any reason

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Breastfeeding success observing	Postpartum 24 hours	assessed using the LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy	Early postpartum period (after 24 hours)	assessed using the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results