Online breastfeeding lessons with an expert on call raised first-time mothers' drive to breastfeed

The study

1. 01

   Who took part

   66 first-time mothers, aged 18 or older, who had a normal birth at one hospital in Turkey. 64 were counted at the end, 32 in each group.

2. 02

   What they did

   For 6 months after birth, one group used a breastfeeding website. It had short lessons, short videos and a button to ask an expert. The other group got the usual care: six check-ups in the first 42 days.

3. 03

   What happened

   At 6 months, the website group rated their own wish to breastfeed higher. The parts about approval from others showed no clear difference. About 91 in 100 of them still fed only breast milk at 6 months, against 66 in 100. The paper's text claims more than its tables show, and some numbers don't add up.

What the study found

1. HelpedMotivation

   Mothers who used the website wanted to breastfeed more at six months, but cared no more about approval.

   • Action: Learn how the problem workstested
   • Rule: With a coach or therapistused

   Small randomised trial of 64 first-time mothers in Turkey · vs mothers who got the usual check-ups · they rated themselves · ⚠ only counted people who finished; numbers unreliable; summary claims more than the results show

2. HelpedGoals

   At six months, about 91 in 100 mothers who used the website fed only breast milk, against 66.

   • Action: Learn how the problem workstested
   • Rule: With a coach or therapistused

   Small randomised trial of 64 first-time mothers in Turkey · vs mothers who got the usual check-ups · they rated themselves · ⚠ only counted people who finished; numbers unreliable; summary claims more than the results show

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