Recruiting

Breastfeeding Education

Sponsor:

Loma Linda University

Code:

NCT07560553

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Breast Feeding, Exclusive

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 45

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Breastfeeding Education

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 weeks postpartum in the Inland Empire by addressing inadequate antenatal breastfeeding education for patients.

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Breast Feeding, Exclusive

Study ID

NCT07560553

Start date

Jun 16, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 45

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Nulliparous mothers
  • Multiparous mothers who did not breastfeed previous children or breastfed previous children for less than 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mothers planning to use formula
  • Multiparous mothers who previously breastfed for more than 6 months
  • Mothers with HIV
  • Mothers with a history of breast reduction surgery
  • Infants with major birth defects that may impede growth or feeding, such as cleft lip and/or palate, cardiac defects, and gastrointestinal defects

Study Design

Enrollment

196 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Breastfeeding Education

Participants receive 3 prenatal breastfeeding education interventions during antenatal visits. 6-week postpartum survey will be administered.

no intervention: Placebo

Participants receive no extra breastfeeding education during antenatal visits. 6-week postpartum survey will be administered.

Interventions

Breastfeeding Education

First meeting will include a pre-test and will go over risks, benefits, and goals for breastfeeding for the mother, baby and family. Second meeting will go over barriers to breastfeeding and the difference between formula and breastmilk. Third visit will include a post-test and go over misconceptions of breastfeeding and the optimal frequency to breastfeed their newborn. Appropriate flyers will be administered at each visit. Congratulatory \& supportive text at birth and 6-week follow up survey will also be administered.

Primary outcome measure

  • Prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Weeks Postpartum. [ Time Frame: Change between baseline (time of newborn's first feeding) and 6 week post-partum visit. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Elaine Hart, M.D.

(909) 558-2806ehart@llu.edu

Locations

Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Offices

Recruiting

Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354-3619

Contacts

Elaine Hart, M.D.

909-558-2806ehart@llu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Loma Linda University

Last update posted

Jun 23, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Loma Linda University on 2026-06-23.