Midwife support boosts comfort and breastfeeding in new moms
NCT ID NCT07165288
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether giving first-time mothers continuous support from a midwife, starting at 36 weeks of pregnancy through the early weeks after birth, could improve their comfort, sleep quality, and confidence in breastfeeding. 128 women took part, with some receiving extra midwife support and others standard care. The results suggest that this extra support helped women feel more comfortable, sleep better, and feel more confident about breastfeeding.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- continuous midwife support
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could point toward better support programs for first-time mothers to improve their comfort, sleep, and breastfeeding success.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 128 participants, so results may not apply to all women. The interventions are supportive, not medical, so benefits are modest and may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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128 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 36 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: All pregnant women who communicate verbally and do not have a reading or writing disability, * Having a singleton healthy pregnancy, * Having a primiparous pregnancy in the 36th week of pregnancy, * Not a midwife by profession, * Not having any diagnosed psychiatric problems were included. Exclusion Criteria: * Women who developed an indication for cesarean section were excluded. For postpartum women; * Those who developed a condition requiring separation from their babies, * Those who wanted to leave the study during the follow-ups, * Those who filled out the data collection forms incompletely, * Those who gave birth before the third interview were excluded.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Palu Devlet Hastanesi
Elâzığ, 23000, Turkey (Türkiye)