The Effect of Hypno-Lactation Counseling on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Breastfeeding Success in Adolescent Pregnant Women

February 11, 2025 updated by: İpek TURAN, Cukurova University

The Effect of Hypnobreastfeeding Philosophy-Based Counseling on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Breastfeeding Success in Adolescent Pregnant Women

This study aimed to investigate the effects of counseling based on hypno-breastfeeding philosophy on breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success in pregnant adolescents.

Research Hypotheses H1a: The intervention group's breastfeeding self-efficacy after hypno-breastfeeding counseling is different from the control group.

H1b: The intervention group's breastfeeding success after hypno-breastfeeding counseling is different from the control group.

This thesis is a randomized controlled experimental study. The study is planned to be conducted with two parallel groups, namely the intervention and control groups. Hypno-breastfeeding training will be applied to the intervention group, and standard breastfeeding training will be applied to the control group. The study will be conducted with pregnant adolescents who applied to the pregnancy clinic of Adıyaman University Training and Research Hospital between December 2024 and April 2025.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study aimed to investigate the effects of counseling based on hypno-breastfeeding philosophy on breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success in pregnant adolescents.

Place, type and time of the study This thesis study is a randomized controlled experimental study. The study is planned to be conducted with two parallel groups, the intervention and control groups. Hypno-breastfeeding training will be applied to the intervention group, and standard breastfeeding training will be applied to the control group. The study will be conducted with pregnant adolescents who applied to the pregnancy clinic of Adıyaman University Education and Research Hospital between December 2024 and April 2025.The Universe and Sample of the Study: The universe of the study consists of pregnant adolescents registered at the 400-bed Adıyaman University Training and Research Hospital.

Data Collection Tools Data will be collected using the Personal Information Form (Appendix 1), Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (Appendix 2) and Breastfeeding Diagnostic Scale (LATCH) (Appendix 3) prepared by the researchers in line with the literature.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

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 Contact

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

  • Child
  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Between the ages of 16-19,
  • Single pregnancy,
  • Primiparous,
  • Planning a normal vaginal birth,
  • In the last trimester of pregnancy,
  • No communication problems,
  • Can speak and understand Turkish,
  • Can read and write, as the scales must be filled out by the individual,
  • No condition preventing breastfeeding,
  • Not receiving any training/counseling regarding breastfeeding during pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder,
  • Complications in the mother and baby (chronic disease in the mother that prevents breastfeeding; diabetes, hypertension, etc. fetal anomalies in the fetus, postpartum discomfort that will prevent breastfeeding),
  • Women who develop a health problem during pregnancy during the training process,
  • Women who want to withdraw from the study voluntarily
  • Women who have any disability (hearing impairment, etc.) will be excluded from the study.

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: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Counseling based on the philosophy of hypnobreastfeeding
Hypno-breastfeeding is a method that involves a natural effort to use subconscious energy so that the breastfeeding process can proceed comfortably and smoothly and the mother can produce enough breast milk for the baby's growth and development needs (AIMI, 2010; Sofiyanti et al., 2019). With hypno-breastfeeding, the breastfeeding process takes place comfortably and the mother subconsciously registers that breastfeeding is a natural and comfortable process (Sembırıng, 2017; Altıparmak, 2021; Kilçi Erciyas and Sevil, 2021). In the philosophy of hypno-breastfeeding, positive schemas for breastfeeding are created in the subconscious. By focusing on the use of the primitive brain, the stimulation of the neocortex with unnecessary information and stimuli is avoided (Aluş Tokat and Gökçe İsbir, 2023). This technique, which helps to facilitate a holistic look at the mind, body and soul of breastfeeding mothers, allows the mother to be more relaxed, calm and comfortable during breastfeeding
Behavioral: Hypnobreastfeeding training and consultancy

Hypno-breastfeeding Education Group

A counseling program based on hypno-breastfeeding philosophy, where 4-week education content will be presented to pregnant adolescents in their 28-30th week of pregnancy and applications will be made, will be implemented with 4 sessions and 6 follow-up

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 week, and after the labour
The first form of the scale developed by Dennis and Faux was designed with 33 items, but after a second study, Dennis revised the scale and created a short form of 14 items (5). The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Aluş Tokat and colleagues (6). The scale can be applied in the prenatal and postnatal periods and measures how adequate women feel about breastfeeding. The items of the five-point Likert-type scale are scored as not at all sure (1), not very sure (2), sometimes sure (3), sure (4), very sure (5). The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire evaluation scores of the scale is 14 and the highest score is 70. A low total score obtained from the scale indicates that the perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy is low.
Baseline, 4 week, and after the labour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Breastfeeding Success
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 week, and after the labour

The LATCH breastfeeding diagnosis and assessment scale is a diagnostic method used to assess breastfeeding success, first created in 1986 by resembling the APGAR scoring system in terms of scoring method . The average application time varies between 7-10 minutes. This measurement tool was developed to objectively diagnose breastfeeding, identify breastfeeding problems, create a common language among healthcare professionals and to be used in research (to determine breastfeeding success in longitudinal studies) . It consists of five evaluation criteria, and the abbreviation of the first letters of the English equivalents of these criteria constitutes the name of the scale.

Each item is evaluated between 0-2 points. The highest total score that can be obtained is 10, and a high score means a high breastfeeding success.
Baseline, 4 week, and after the labour

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Cukurova University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

March 15, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 15, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 3, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 17, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 11, 2025

Last Verified

February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ipekt1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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