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NCT Number: NCT03070041

The Impact of Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative to Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Counselling and Breastfeeding Attitudes

The impact of Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) to breastfeeding, breastfeeding counselling and breastfeeding attitudes will be examined in Satakunta Central Hospital, Finland. The baseline measurement will be conducted before the implementation of BFHI in 2017 and second measurement will be conducted in 2019 after the certification process. Both staff members and breastfeeding mothers will be recruited in the study. The main outcomes are the duration of breastfeeding and breastfeeding attitudes.

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Key information

Conditions

Breastfeeding Behavior Breast Feeding Feeding Behavior

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Satasairaala Central Hospital

Pori, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Staff: All staff members taking care of mothers and/or infants in the hospital.
  • Mothers: Mothers who have given birth in the study hospital during the data collection period.

Exclusion criteria

  • Mothers:
  • who have given birth outside the hospital,
  • whose infant's condition is critical,
  • whose infants are transferred to another unit.

Treatment and study plan

Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative

Other

The intervention is Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative as described by WHO and UNICEF. The ten steps to successful breastfeeding will be implemented in the hospital.

Primary outcomes

  1. Duration of breastfeeding

    Time frame: Six months

    Duration of breastfeeding will be asked from the mother

Secondary outcomes

  1. Breastfeeding attitude of the staff (questionnaire)

    Time frame: Two years

    Attitude will be measured with a structured questionnaire

  2. Breastfeeding attitude of the mothers (questionnaire)

    Time frame: Four months

    Attitude will be measured with a structured and validated questionnaire

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Turku

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Vauvamyönteisyysohjelman Vaikutus Imetykseen, Imetysohjaukseen ja Imetysasenteisiin / The Impact of Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative to Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Counselling and Breastfeeding Attitudes

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Mar 3, 2017
Registry last updated
Nov 6, 2020

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