Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:11 AM
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2025-12-25 @ 4:11 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00270920
Brief Summary:
This is a randomised controlled trial to compare antenatal preparation and postnatal counseling strategies for improving breastfeeding rates.
The objectives are:
1. to study the effect of a standard two-encounter postnatal lactation counseling protocol on the initiation and maintenance of exclusive breastfeediing in mothers
2. to compare the effect of a standard two-encounter postnatal lactation counseling protocol with a single-encounter antenatal breastfeeding education protocol on the initiation and maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding in mothers.
Detailed Description:
All pregnant mothers who wish to breastfeed after 34 weeks of gestation, and who do not have a high risk pregnancy as determined by investigator or have a multiple pregnancy in current pregnancy and have given their written informed consent will be randomised into three groups. Group 1 will receive standard hospital care. Group 2 will receive 1 session of antenatal counseling and Group 3 will receive 2 sessions of postanatal lactation counseling. All will receive postnatal follow up phone calls using questions from Case Report Forms at 2 weeks, 8 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. The mothers who are not contactable for 3 consecutive months will be withdrawn from the study.
Study:
NCT00270920
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00270920