Effects of a Smartphone-Based Breastfeeding Coparenting Intervention Program on Breastfeeding-Related Outcomes in Couples During First Pregnancy: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A low breastfeeding rate causes an increased health care burden and negative health outcomes for individuals and society. Coparenting is an essential tactic for encouraging breastfeeding when raising a child. The efficacy of the coparenting interventions in enhancing breastfeeding-related outcomes is controversial.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the effects of coparenting interventions on exclusive breastfeeding rates, exclusive breastfeeding duration, breastfeeding knowledge, parenting sense of competence, coparenting relationships, depressive symptoms in new couples at 1 and 6 months post partum, and the BMI of infants 42 days post partum.

Methods

This was a randomized, single-blinded controlled clinical trial. Eligible couples in late pregnancy in

SUBMITTER: Huang YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11688581 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature