Status:

COMPLETED

Online Theory-based Educational Programme for Primiparous Women on Improving Breastfeeding Related Outcomes

Lead Sponsor:

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Breastfeeding, Exclusive

Self Efficacy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Breastmilk is the best food for babies and exclusive breastfeeding is beneficial to mother-baby dyads. It is recommended to exclusively breastfeed babies till 6 months of age and continue with comple...

Detailed Description

World Health Organization suggests all infants should be exclusively breastfed for 6 months and continue with complementary food till 2 years old. Yet, the global exclusive breastfeeding rate at 6 mon...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Hong Kong Chinese residents
  • at the third trimester (≥32 weeks of gestation)
  • aged ≥18 years
  • having singleton pregnancy
  • able to understand and write in Chinese and speak Cantonese
  • delivered in the local public hospitals
  • have access to Internet and able to use computer, smartphone or tablet.

Exclusion

  • having serious medical or obstetric complications such as hypertension and/or diabetes
  • having psychiatric illness such as depression or schizophrenia
  • not staying in Hong Kong for at least 6 months post-delivery
  • having complicated delivery (e.g., instrumental or operative delivery, and/or postpartum hemorrhage)
  • receiving pharmacological pain relief during their labor
  • having baby admitted to the hospital during the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 9 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

190 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04741425

Start Date

February 9 2021

End Date

September 30 2022

Last Update

February 8 2023

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Natural Parenting Network

Hong Kong, Hong Kong