Lactation counseling for maintaining exclusive breastfeeding in adolescent mothers: a trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent mothers have lower rates of initiation, continuation, and exclusivity of breastfeeding, and even more so in the first pregnancy. Current interventions target adult women, and little evidence is available for breastfeeding promotion among adolescents.

Methods

This is a pilot study protocol with a parallel, single-blind, randomized, and controlled trial design, to evaluate the feasibility of the intervention "Lactation Counseling" in first-time adolescent mothers to maintain exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life. The control group will receive routine education in prenatal care and prenatal and childbirth classes, the experimental group will receive additionally the intervention "Lactation Counseling", for 4 weeks, both conducted by traine

SUBMITTER: Sabogal IMU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8674858 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature