Professional Breastfeeding Support Intervention

March 12, 2015 updated by: Marie Tarrant, The University of Hong Kong

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Professional Breastfeeding Support Intervention to Increase the Exclusivity and Duration of Breastfeeding

The investigators will conduct an early postpartum professional breastfeeding intervention to postpartum women who are intended to breastfeed newborn babies to improve breastfeeding outcomes.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to determine whether early post-partum professional breastfeeding support improves breastfeeding outcomes.

The primary hypotheses are:

  1. Exclusive breastfeeding rates at 1, 2, and 3 months will be increased among mother-infant pairs who receive professional lactation support or telephone follow-up support (intervention groups) when compared with those who receive usual post-natal breastfeeding support (control group);
  2. The rate of any breastfeeding (predominant or partial) at 1, 2, and 3 months will be increased among mother-infant pairs in the intervention groups when compared with those in the control group;

The secondary hypotheses are:

  1. The overall duration of exclusive breastfeeding will be increased among mother-infant pairs in the intervention groups when compared with those in the control group;
  2. The overall duration of any breastfeeding (predominant or partial) will be increased among mother-infant pairs in the intervention groups when compared with those in the control group.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

722

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
        • Queen Mary Hospital
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
        • Princess Margaret Hospital
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
        • Kwong Wah Hospital
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
        • Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. delivers at participating trial site,
  2. primiparous,
  3. intends to breastfeed,
  4. 18 years of age or older,
  5. has singleton pregnancy,
  6. Cantonese speaking,
  7. Hong Kong resident for more than one year,
  8. no serious medical or obstetrical complications

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. < 37 weeks gestation,
  2. an Apgar score < 8 at five minutes,
  3. a birth weight < 2500 grams,
  4. born with any severe medical conditions or congenital malformations,
  5. is placed in the special care nursery for more than 48 hours after delivery,
  6. is placed in the intensive care nursery after delivery,
  7. not entitled to health benefits in Hong Kong (NEP).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
In-hospital usual care consists of routine intrapartum and postnatal obstetric care. No extra intervention will be provided by research team.
Experimental: In-hospital professional support
The participants in "in-hospital professional support" arm will receive three 30-minute one-to-one hands-on breastfeeding counseling sessions during postpartum hospitalization.
Other: In-hospital professional support
In-hospital professional lactation support will consist of two 30-minute one-to-one hands-on breastfeeding counseling sessions in first 24 hours post-partum and one further 30-minute one-to-one hands-on breastfeeding counseling session on the second day of post-partum hospitalization for a total of three 30-minute sessions. The one-to-one sessions will focus on: (1) education and advice on correct breastfeeding positions and techniques, (2) education and advice on milk supply and how to avoid common breastfeeding problems, and (3) hands-on instruction and assistance with proper breastfeeding positioning and technique, latching on and newborn attachment to the breast, and manual expression of breast milk.
Experimental: Postpartum telephone follow-up support
Participants in "postpartum telephone follow-up support" arm will receive telephone support in the first 4 weeks postpartum.
Other: Postpartum telephone follow-up support
Postpartum telephone follow-up support will consist of telephone support 72 hours after hospital discharge and weekly for the first 4 weeks, or until weaned. Earlier telephone contacts will focus more on breastfeeding topics. Information will be solicited from the participants about problems or difficulties they are experiencing. Supportive advice will be provided regarding management of breastfeeding problems, and support and encouragement for the continuation of breastfeeding. Later contacts will focus more on advice and encouragement on breastfeeding while resuming daily activities or returning to work, nursing in public places, and expressing and storing breast milk.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Prevalence of any and exclusive breastfeeding
Time Frame: 1 month postpartum
Any breastfeeding rate and exclusive breastfeeding rate at 1 month postpartum
1 month postpartum
Prevalence of any and exclusive breastfeeding
Time Frame: 2 months postpartum
Any breastfeeding rate and exclusive breastfeeding rate at 2 months postpartum
2 months postpartum
Prevalence of any and exclusive breastfeeding
Time Frame: 3 months postpartum
Any breastfeeding rate and exclusive breastfeeding rate at 3 months postpartum
3 months postpartum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Median duration of breastfeeding
Time Frame: 6 month postpartum
The median duration of any breastfeeding and the median duration of exclusive breastfeeding.
6 month postpartum

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marie TARRANT, PhD, MPH, RN, The University of Hong Kong

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 6, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 2, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

July 9, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 17, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 12, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PBFS-1

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