The Development and Evaluation of a Text Message Program to Prevent Perceived Insufficient Milk Among First-Time Mothers: Retrospective Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several recent trials have examined the feasibility and efficacy of automated SMS text messaging to provide remote breastfeeding support to mothers, but these texting systems vary in terms of design features and outcomes examined.

Objective

This study examined user engagement with and feedback on a theory-grounded SMS text messaging intervention intended to prevent perceived insufficient milk (PIM)-the single, leading modifiable cause of unintended breastfeeding reduction and cessation.

Methods

We recruited 250 nulliparous individuals intending to breastfeed between 13 and 25 weeks of pregnancy in southwestern Pennsylvania. Participants were randomly assigned with equal allocation to either an SMS intervention to prevent PIM and unintended breastfeeding red

SUBMITTER: Demirci JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7221632 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature