Could leaning back make breastfeeding better? new study tests the 'Laid-Back' position
NCT ID NCT07196202
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether teaching mothers a 'laid-back' breastfeeding position (leaning back comfortably) improves their breastfeeding experience and comfort compared to the usual cradle hold. Researchers will train 168 pregnant women during their third trimester and follow them after a planned C-section. The goal is to see if this simple change reduces breastfeeding difficulties and increases maternal comfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Laid-back breastfeeding position training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to make breastfeeding more comfortable and enjoyable for mothers after a C-section.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no blinding, so results may be influenced by expectations. The benefit may be small or not apply to all mothers.
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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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About 168 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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20 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: * Multiparous women aged 20 -35 years. * Multiparous women At the 34 to 36 weeks of gestational age * Multiparous women with normal course of pregnancy with single-tone fetus * Multiparous women planning to deliver at Mansoura University Hospital * Multiparous women who will perform elective caesarian section * Multiparous women planning to breast feed their babies * Multiparous women who have no information about laid breastfeeding position * Multiparous women who will deliver neonate with normal ABGAR score * Multiparous women who will deliver neonate weight 2.5: 3.5 kg. Exclusion Criteria: * Mothers who had inverted or flat nipple. * Mothers who have postpartum complications * Mothers who delivered babies with cleft lip, cleft palate, preterm, neurological deficit, asphyxia or any abnormal condition will be excluded from the study.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mansoura University Hospitals
Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, 35511, Egypt
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New Obstetric and Gynecological Center
Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, 35511, Egypt