Trial reportPloS one2016
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Innovative Postpartum Care Model for Mother-Baby Dyads.
Trial report in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02043119 (BEST ABCs), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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BEST ABCs: Benefits and Effectiveness of Support Offered Through A Breastfeeding Clinic Study
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Breastfeeding interventions for preventing postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Care of the Postpartum Patient in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review with Implications for Maternal Mortality.American journal of perinatology · 2023Pooled it
- Women's Utilisation, Experiences and Satisfaction with Postnatal Follow-up Care: Systematic literature review.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2022Pooled it
- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Schedules for home visits in the early postpartum period.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Dyadic Care Interventions and Outcomes for Mothers and Their Infants: A Scoping Review.Pediatrics · 2025Article
- Satisfaction and Perceived Effectiveness on Herbal Decoctions for Postpartum Care: a cross-sectional survey of mother's experience.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2023Article
- Rate and factors affecting non-exclusive breastfeeding among Thai women under the breastfeeding promotion program.International journal of women's health · 2017Article
- The possible mediating relationship promoted by the self-efficacy of breastfeeding associated with the Kangaroo Method on indicators of exclusive breastfeeding.Jornal de pediatriaArticle
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy, safety, and maternal satisfaction of a newly established integrative postpartum community-based clinic providing comprehensive support for mothers during the first month after discharge from the hospital. Our primary interests were breastfeeding rates, readmission and patient satisfaction.
methodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted in Ottawa, Canada, where 472 mothers were randomized via a 1:2 ratio to either receive standard of care (n = 157) or to attend the postpartum breastfeeding clinic (n = 315). Outcome data were captured through questionnaires completed by the participants at 2, 4, 12 and 24 weeks postpartum. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models were conducted to determine the effect of the intervention on exclusive breastfeeding at 12 weeks (primary outcome). Secondary outcomes included breastfeeding rate at 2, 4 and 24 weeks, breastfeeding self-efficacy scale, readmission rate, and satisfaction score.
resultsMore mothers in the intervention group (n = 195, 66.1%) were exclusively breastfeeding at 12 weeks compared to mothers in the control group (n = 81, 60.5%), however no statistically significant difference was observed (OR = 1.28; 95% CI:0.84-1.95)). The rate of emergency room visits at 2 weeks for the intervention group was 11.4% compared to the standard of care group (15.2%) (OR = 0.69; 95% CI: 0.39-1.23). The intervention group was significantly more satisfied with the overall care they received for breastfeeding compared to the control group (OR = 1.96; 95% CI: 3.50-6.88)).
conclusionThis new model of care did not significantly increase exclusive breastfeeding at 12 weeks. However, there were clinically meaningful improvements in the rate of postnatal problems and satisfaction that support this new service delivery model for postpartum care. A community-based multidisciplinary postpartum clinic is feasible to implement and can provide appropriate and highly satisfactory care to mother-baby dyads. This model of care may be more beneficial in a population that is not already predisposed to breastfeed.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02043119.
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