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NCT Number: NCT06299397

Breastfeeding Education and Humor-Based Practices on Breastfeeding

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education and humor-based practices in the antenatal period on breastfeeding motivation and attachment. 32-36 patients who applied to Bartın Gynecology and Children's Hospital for the project. It will consist of 64 pregnant women (32 experimental and 32 control group) at gestational week. Pregnant women who agree to participate in the project between these months will receive 30-45 minutes of humor practice after 30 minutes of breastfeeding training in the first session. The education and humor application will be implemented again a week later, on the same day, at the same time and in the same place. In the humor application, dance performances, applause, singing and laughter accompanied by 5 songs determined by the researchers will be included. The training program prepared for breastfeeding education will be applied to pregnant women. Then, humor will be applied. A pre-test will be administered before the training, a mid-test 1 month after the training, and a post-test in the 3rd month. Project data will be collected using the 'Introductory Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Motivation Scale' and 'Maternal Attachment Scale'.

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Key information

Conditions

Humor as Topic Behavior Breast Feeding Breastfeeding, Exclusive Feeding Behavior Mother-Child Relations

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Simge OZTURK

Bartın, 74100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Breastfeeding is the ideal source of nutrition for babies. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends continuing breastfeeding exclusively with breast milk for the first 6 months and with complementary foods for up to 3 years. Breastfeeding is extremely effective on the health of the baby and mother. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breastfeeding education and humor-based practices in the antenatal period on breastfeeding motivation and attachment. 32-36 patients who applied to Bartın Gynecology and Children's Hospital for the project. It will consist of 64 pregnant women (32 experimental and 32 control group) at gestational week. Pregnant women who agree to participate in the project between these months will receive 30-45 minutes of humor practice after 30 minutes of breastfeeding training in the first session. The education and humor application will be implemented again a week later, on the same day, at the same time and in the same place. In the humor application, dance performances, applause, singing and laughter accompanied by 5 songs determined by the researchers will be included. The training program prepared for breastfeeding education will be applied to pregnant women. Then, humor will be applied. A pre-test will be administered before the training, a mid-test 1 month after the training, and a post-test in the 3rd month. Project data will be collected using the 'Introductory Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Motivation Scale' and 'Maternal Attachment Scale'.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being over 18 years of age,
  • Having a healthy pregnancy,
  • Being literate,
  • 32-36. Being in the gestational week,
  • Being primiparous,
  • Not having any psychiatric diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

  • Not having attended one of the trainings
  • incompletely filling out the questionnaires

Treatment and study plan

breastfeeding - humor training

Behavioral

Breastfeeding and humor-based practice will continue for 35-45 minutes, once a week for 2 weeks.

Control Group

Other

After randomization, consent was obtained from the pregnant women determined that they agreed to participate in the study. The pregnant women in the control group were given a pre-test before starting the study, an interim test 1 month after the start, and a final test 3 months later.

Primary outcomes

  1. Breastfeeding Motivation Scale

    Time frame: 3 month

    The scale consists of 24 items and 5 sub-dimensions. Subdimensions of the scale; They were determined as intrinsic motivation, integrated regulation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, and external regulation. Scale items are rated between 'I strongly disagree' (1 point) and 'I strongly agree' (4 points). The scale is a 4-point Likert type, and each item receives a score between 1 and 4. The total score of the scale is not calculated. The score of the sub-dimensions is calculated by taking the average of the scale sub-dimension scores. It has been stated that the higher the score received from the scale sub-dimension, the higher the motivation representing that sub-dimension

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maternal Attachment Scale

    Time frame: 3 month

    It is a 26-item 4-point Likert type scale, with each item ranging from "always" to "never". Each item contains direct statements and is calculated as Always (a) = 4 points, Often (b) = 3 points, Sometimes (c) = 2 points and Never (d) = 1 point. An overall score is obtained from the sum of all items. A high score indicates high maternal attachment. The lowest score obtained from the scale varies between 26 and the highest score 104. The scale has no cut-off score.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Inonu University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Breastfeeding Education and Humor-Based Practices on Breastfeeding Motivation and Attachment in the Antenatal Period

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2024
First posted
Mar 7, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 12, 2024

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