Counseling to improve breastfeeding support and outcomes

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study examines the effects of a Nurse Consultancy Program designed to enhance breastfeeding self-efficacy among pregnant women and their family members. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group, receiving individual counseling based on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Theory and hypno-breastfeeding philosophy, or a control group. The intervention consists of five sessions totaling 7.5 hours, focusing on both the mother and her support network. The goal is to improve social support perception and breastfeeding outcomes through targeted education and support.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Being 18 years or older,
* 28-37. be between weeks,
* Being primiparous,
* Having a healthy singleton pregnancy,
* Being at least a primary school graduate,
* Living with his/her spouse,
* There is a relative who will support the mother, whom she defines as a relative (spouse, the woman's mother, or mother-in-law), and this person also agrees to participate in the study,
* There is no condition that prevents breastfeeding for the mother and the baby (medication use, history of any psychiatric or chronic disease, history of any disease in the baby such as cleft palate-lip, etc.),

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not filling out the forms in the study or filling them incompletely,
* The participant wishes to leave the research,
* The emergence of a condition that prevents breastfeeding in the mother and baby,
* Moving from the city where the work is done or moving out of the town,
* Family support is for less than 1 month,

Where it's running

• Kars Harakani State Hospital
  Kars, Center, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Hümeyra TÜLEK DENİZ, MSc
• Email: humeyra.tulek@gmail.com
• Phone: 0 474 242 68 40

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.