N/A
N=442
Home Based Peer Support Program for Mothers With Low Breastfeeding Self-efficacy
Breastfeeding
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04621266 ↗Enrolled (actual)
442
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Infant Feeding Status: Exclusive Breastfeeding — 46; 39 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Online Home-based peer support (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Primary completion
- Jan 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Infant Feeding Status: Exclusive Breastfeeding |
38; 29 | — |
| PRIMARY Infant Feeding Status: Exclusive Breastfeeding |
38; 29 | — |
| PRIMARY Infant Feeding Status: Exclusive Breastfeeding |
38; 29 | — |
| PRIMARY Infant Feeding Status: Exclusive Breastfeeding |
38; 29 | — |
| SECONDARY Women's Self-efficacy in Breastfeeding |
45; 40.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Women's Self-efficacy in Breastfeeding at Baseline |
37; 37 | — |
| SECONDARY Women's Self-efficacy in Breastfeeding at 2 Months Postpartum |
40.6; 38.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Women's Self-efficacy in Breastfeeding at 4 Months Postpartum |
45; 38.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Women's Postpartum Depression at Baseline |
8.2; 7.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Women's Postpartum Depression at 1 Month Postpartum |
9.0; 8.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Women's Postpartum Depression at 2 Month Postpartum |
7.8; 7.6 | — |
Summary
An online home-based breastfeeding peer support programme is proposed to support mothers who are giving birth to their first-born. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of this programme in improving breastfeeding practices among women with low breastfeeding self-efficacy. It is hypothesized that participants who received online home-based peer support will exclusively breastfeed for longer duration, have higher breastfeeding self-efficacy, and lower post-partum depression symptoms when compared to those receiving only standard care.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Primiparous mothers
- Intend to breastfeed
- Have low breastfeeding self-efficacy (between 14 to 32)
- Have singleton pregnancy and live birth
- Have term infant (37-42 weeks gestational)
- Cantonese speaking
- Hong Kong resident
- Have no serious medical or obstetrical complications
Exclusion Criteria
- Infant is <37 week gestation
- Infant has Apgar score <8 at five minutes
- Infant has birthweight <2,500 grams
- Infant has any severe medical conditions or congenital malformations
- Infant is placed in the special care baby unit for more than 48 hours after birth
- Infant is placed in the neonatal intensive care unit at any time after birth
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04621266). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.