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Prenatal counseling on exclusive breastfeeding for mothers with previous unsuccessful breastfeeding.

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eMediNexus    11 February 2019

The purpose of a new study published in The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine was to determine the effect of prenatal counseling on the frequency of exclusive breastfeeding and infant weight gain in mothers with previous unsuccessful breastfeeding. In this randomized clinical trial, 108 pregnant women who visited the healthcare centers in Iran were recruited from 2017-2018. Participants were divided into two groups – the intervention group received four breastfeeding counseling sessions in the third trimester while the control group received routine care. The findings revealed that the frequency of exclusive breastfeeding in the intervention group was 75.9%, 72.2%, and 72.2% on day-15, and 2 and 4 months postpartum, respectively. Meanwhile, the rates were 31.5%, 16.7%, and 16.7% in the control group, respectively. Moreover, the propensity of exclusive breastfeeding on day-15, month 2, and month 4 was significantly higher in the intervention group. The mean infant weight on day-15 postpartum was significant in the intervention group. Whereas no statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of infant weight gain at months 2 and 4 postpartum. Hence, it was inferred that pregnancy counseling increases the frequency of exclusive breastfeeding in mothers.

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