Improving Breastfeeding by Empowering Mothers in Vietnam: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Mobile App

Thi Thuy Duong Doan, Colin Binns, Ngoc Minh Pham, Yun Zhao, Thi Phuong Hoa Dinh, Thi Thu Ha Bui, Trung Chuyen Tran, Xuan Hoai Nguyen, Roslyn Giglia, Fenglian Xu, Andy Lee, Thi Thuy Duong Doan, Colin Binns, Ngoc Minh Pham, Yun Zhao, Thi Phuong Hoa Dinh, Thi Thu Ha Bui, Trung Chuyen Tran, Xuan Hoai Nguyen, Roslyn Giglia, Fenglian Xu, Andy Lee

Abstract

Breastfeeding provides benefits to the infant and mother; however, the rates of breastfeeding, particularly exclusive breastfeeding, remain below optimal levels in many Asian countries. The aim of this study is to review the benefits of breastfeeding to mothers and infants and current rates of breastfeeding in Vietnam, and to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application on exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Vietnam. A two-arm, parallel triple-blinded randomised controlled trial will be conducted among 1000 mothers in Hanoi City, Vietnam, during 2020-2021. Eligible participants are pregnant women who will seek antenatal care from health facilities at 24-36 weeks of gestation and plan to deliver at two participating hospitals, own a smartphone, and carry a singleton foetus. Permuted-block randomisation method stratified by maternal age, education and parity will be used to ensure an equal number of participants in each group. A smartphone app will be developed to deliver breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding information to the intervention and control group, respectively. Data will be collected at baseline, before hospital discharge, and at 1, 4, and 6 months postpartum. This study envisages demonstrating whether a smartphone-based intervention can be effective at improving breastfeeding in Vietnam. Trials registration: ACTRN12619000531112.

Keywords: CONSORT-SPI 2018; Vietnam; breastfeeding; infant health; maternal health; mobile application.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

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Study design and interventions.

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