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To facilitate the postpartum breastfeeding process through the use of social media

Social media as a tool for support and encouragement of postpartum breastfeeding: a randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5kxg43n
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-05-28
Start date
2023-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Breastfeeding

Interventions

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Sponsors

Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares - EBSERH
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de Alagoas
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Puerperal women over the age of 18; who can read and write; have access to the WhatsApp platform; have been discharged from the hospital with their child

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Puerperal women who were separated from their children for any reason during the study; who had illnesses contraindicating breastfeeding – HIV positive and Chagas disease ; who had premature conceptions or congenital problems such as cerebral palsy, microcephaly, or malformation of the digestive, cardiovascular, and oral cavity systems (factors that hinder the breastfeeding process)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
An increase in the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding is expected in the control group when compared to the intervention group, through participatory education strategies for the promotion and encouragement of breastfeeding.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMyrtis Bezerra

Universidade Federal de Alagoas

myrtis.bezerra@fanut.ufal.br+55-82-32141160

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)