Trial reportJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2013
Impact and feasibility of breast crawl in a tertiary care hospital.
Trial report in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Immediate or early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Interventions for promoting the initiation of breastfeeding.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Efficacy of Breast Crawling on Breastfeeding Outcomes, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Anxiety Status After Term Vaginal Birth: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Trial
- Impact of Early Bonding During the Maternal Sensitive Period on Long-Term Effects: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Effect of neonatal breast crawl on breastfeeding: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Early initiation of breastfeeding and factors associated with its delay among mothers at discharge from a single hospital.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2022Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the impact of breast crawl on breast feeding and its feasibility and acceptability in a busy labor room. STUDY
designA prospective, single blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial. Impact of breast crawl was studied in one group and the outcome was compared with the other group where breast crawl was not performed. Feasibility and acceptability was determined by analysis of questionnaire given to obstetricians and nurses. Descriptive statistics and χ(2)-analysis was applied to evaluate the questionnaire and to compare the outcome in the two groups.
resultBreast crawl had a significant positive impact on the onset of lactation (P=0.0005) as well as extent of neonatal weight loss on day 3 (0.032).
conclusionOur study adds to the body of evidence that breast crawl results in positive short-term breast feeding outcome but acceptability of breast crawl as a routine in a busy labor room remains a major issue.
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