Online Education and Breastfeeding Motivation

April 3, 2023 updated by: Sevgi Özkan, Pamukkale University

The Effect of Online Breastfeeding Education on Breastfeeding Motivation

Introduction: Breastfeeding is not just a physiological event. Psychological and emotional factors affect breastfeeding. Motivation is also among these factors. For this reason, it should be considered that there will be problems with breastfeeding in the postpartum period. Since breastfeeding education can be a solution to these problems, it can increase the motivation of mothers for breastfeeding.

Purpose: To examine the effect of online breastfeeding education on breastfeeding motivation.

Methods: The type of the study was planned as a prospective, randomized controlled experimental study with pretest-posttest control group. The sample group of the research will be reached at Pamukkale University Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic and online via social media. The sample reached will be trained in the online environment. The research will be carried out between February 2022 and December 2022. A total of 50 people, 25 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group, will be included. Evaluation will be made with the Breastfeeding motivation scale (for primiparous mothers). Motivation scores will be compared before and after the training.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Breastfeeding protects children against diseases such as gastrointestinal, asthma, diabetes, otitis media, sudden infant death syndrome and obesity. At the same time, it supports the increase of children's IQ level and brain development. Among the benefits for women's health are its contribution to the involution process in the postpartum period, protection against postpartum depression, ovarian and breast cancer. The social impact of breastfeeding is that it provides economic benefits.Despite all the benefits of breastfeeding, breastfeeding rates are not sufficient. Globally, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding of children for the first six months is 41%, and the rate of breastfeeding with complementary foods for two years is 45%.

There are many factors that affect breastfeeding. These; social, environmental, cultural and personal factors. These factors can affect the motivation of women internally and externally.For this reason, internal and external motivations of women will be supported with breastfeeding education.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

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

  • Turkey
      • Denizli, Turkey
        • Pamukkale University

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 to 49 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be between 18-49 years old,
  • Having given birth for the first time,
  • Being in the postpartum period between the 4th and 8th weeks and breastfeeding,
  • Volunteering to participate in the research,
  • Speak and understand Turkish.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not be between the ages of 18-49,
  • Having more than one birth,
  • not breastfeeding,
  • Not being able to speak or understand Turkish.

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental
Study group intervention consists 1-session. A session takes approximately 1 hour. The pre-test will be applied just before the intervention. The final test will be administered immediately after the intervention.
Behavioral: Online Breastfeeding Education
Breastfeeding education will be announced with a poster on social media. At the same time, mothers will be informed about the training in the institution where the institution permission is obtained. Postpartum period 4-8. A single-blind randomization method will be used per week. Pre-test will be applied to the mothers in the experimental and control groups. After the pre-test, online breastfeeding training will be given to the experimental group. The training consists of a single session. It will take about 40-60 minutes. The content of the training includes the benefits of breastfeeding for the mother, baby and society, breast problems and solutions, causes and solutions of breast rejection, breastfeeding positions, etc. consists of topics. After the training experimental group, the post-test will be applied. At the same time, the post-test will be applied to the control group who did not receive the training.
No Intervention: No Intervention
No intervention is applied to the control group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Breastfeeding Motivation Scale (For Primiparous Mothers)
Time Frame: Change in motivation after a one-session training of approximately 1 hour
The breastfeeding motivation scale developed for primiparous women consists of 23 questions.Intrinsic motivation consists of five sub-factors: integrated regulation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, and extrinsic regulation.The scale, which is a four-point Likert type scale, is scored as 1 = I strongly disagree, 2 = I do not agree, 3 = I agree, 4 = I strongly agree. Total points are not taken from the scale. As the score obtained from the scale sub-dimension increases, the motivation representing that sub-dimension also increases.
Change in motivation after a one-session training of approximately 1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Pamukkale University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 12, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 1, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

March 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 5, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 3, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • E-60116787-020-137020

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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