The breastfeeding team: the role of involved fathers in the breastfeeding family.
Lynn A Rempel, John K Rempel
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21173422Actively Recruiting
Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
ID07341256
Effect of a Short Postpartum Father-Focused Breastfeeding Education on Paternal Support Behaviors and Breastfeeding Outcomes at 1, 3, and 6 Months: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Led by Timuçin İmdadoğlu · Updated on 2026-01-14
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
17 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Breastfeeding is recommended as the best way to feed infants during their first six months. Support from fathers or partners plays a key role in starting and continuing breastfeeding. Most education programs focus mainly on mothers, so this research evaluates how a short, structured breastfeeding education given to fathers shortly after birth affects their support behaviors and breastfeeding results. The study is a randomized controlled trial where fathers of healthy term newborns are assigned to either receive a brief, face-to-face breastfeeding education or routine care without extra education. The education lasts about 8 to 10 minutes and teaches practical ways for fathers to support breastfeeding based on international guidelines. Participants are followed up at 1, 3, and 6 months after birth to assess infant feeding and paternal support. During the study, fathers provide sociodemographic information and complete a questionnaire measuring breastfeeding support behavior at the start and one month postpartum. Infant feeding methods are recorded at 1, 3, and 6 months, categorized as exclusive breastfeeding, partial breastfeeding, or formula/other feeding. The study compares these results between the education and routine care groups to understand the impact of father-focused breastfeeding education.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Father-Focused Breastfeeding Education and Breastfeeding Outcomes
Who Can Participate
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Fathers or partners aged 18 years or older
- Fathers or partners of healthy term newborns (≥37 weeks gestation)
- Newborns without major congenital anomalies or chronic medical conditions
- Fathers or partners present during the early postnatal period
- Ability to understand and communicate in Turkish
- Provision of written informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Fathers or partners of preterm infants (<37 weeks gestation)
- Newborns requiring neonatal intensive care unit admission
- Newborns with major congenital anomalies or severe medical conditions
- Fathers or partners unable to complete follow-up assessments
- Refusal or inability to provide informed consent
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - Up to 48 hours after birth
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Enrollment and Education
Duration - 1 day
Participants complete baseline assessments and are randomized. Fathers in the intervention group receive a short, face-to-face breastfeeding education session focusing on practical support techniques.
1 visit (in-person)
Outpatient Follow-up
Duration - 6 months
Participants are followed up to assess paternal breastfeeding support behaviors and infant feeding status at 1, 3, and 6 months postpartum.
3 visits (at 1, 3, and 6 months postpartum)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Sancaktepe Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
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timucin imdadoglu, MD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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