Epidural during birth may boost breastfeeding and Mom-Baby bonding
NCT ID NCT07112495
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 80 women who had a vaginal delivery with epidural pain relief. Researchers wanted to see if the pain relief helped with breastfeeding success, mother-infant attachment, and reduced burnout. The goal was to understand how making birth less painful can improve the early mother-baby experience.
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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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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19 to 45 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: * Having a normal vaginal delivery in the delivery room, * 19 to 45 years old * To be transferred to the Puerperium service after delivery, * The baby's APGAR score is 7 and above * 37 and above weeks of gestation * No complications in the baby and mother due to childbirth * Postnatal care by the mother's side * Mother and baby sharing the same room after birth until discharge, * The mother is breastfeeding her baby, * Mother's voluntary participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Separation of mother and baby for any reason while the mother is with the baby * Transfer of the baby to the NICU * Wanting to get out of the study. * Being a single parent * Those who cannot speak and write Turkish
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sakarya University
Sakarya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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