Can a customized breastfeeding class boost Mom-Baby bonding?
NCT ID NCT07478341
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized hybrid breastfeeding education program—combining face-to-face sessions with online materials—given in late pregnancy can improve mother-baby bonding and breastfeeding success in first-time mothers. Sixty-four women will be randomly assigned to either the special education or standard care. Researchers will measure bonding and breastfeeding confidence using questionnaires.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Individualized hybrid breastfeeding education (face-to-face sessions plus online materials and support)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help first-time mothers feel more confident and bond better with their babies, leading to longer and more successful breastfeeding.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 64 participants, so results may not apply to all mothers. The outcomes rely on self-reported surveys, which can be biased.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Aged 18-35 years, At 36 weeks of gestation or later, Experiencing their first pregnancy (primiparous), Having a singleton pregnancy, Able to read and write in Turkish and capable of communication, Having access to a smartphone or the internet, Free from any physical or mental health problems that would prevent participation in the education, Willing to voluntarily participate in the study and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Presence of chronic physical illness or pregnancy complications (e.g., preeclampsia, gestational diabetes), Multiple pregnancy, Gestation earlier than 36 weeks, Inability to actively participate in the education due to communication barriers or cognitive impairment, Lack of access to a smartphone or the internet, Failure to attend any stage of the educational program or voluntary withdrawal from the study, Refusal to participate in the study or failure to sign the informed consent form.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Elbistan Devlet Hastanesi
RECRUITINGElbistan, Kahramanmaraş, 46040, Turkey (Türkiye)
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