Trial reportActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2018
Proactive telephone support provided to breastfeeding mothers of preterm infants after discharge: a randomised controlled trial.
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- Effects of remote breastfeeding guidance on breastfeeding rates and neonatal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of video and in-hospital consultations during early in-home care for premature infants and their families: A randomised trial.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2022Trial
- Effect of continuous supportive telephone counselling on improving breastfeeding self-efficacy in mothers with late preterm infants four months after discharge: A randomized, controlled study.Journal of mother and child · 2021Trial
- Breastfeeding satisfaction post hospital discharge and associated factors - a longitudinal cohort study of mothers of preterm infants.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Trial
- Breastfeeding and risk for ceasing in mothers of preterm infants-Long-term follow-up.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Trial
- Community-Based Follow-Up After NICU Discharge: A Practice-Focused Narrative Review of Nursing and Midwifery Care for Preterm Infants.Pediatric reports · 2026Review
- The effect of tele-nursing on premature infants and their mothers: a systematic review.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Interventions to support parents, families and caregivers in caring for preterm or low birth weight infants at home: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Interventions to support postpartum health and well-being of parents with infants in neonatal intensive care units: a scoping review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Possible Factors Affecting Breast Milk Feeding Status Of Preterm Infants Monitored in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Transition-to-home arrangements for very preterm infants and related parental needs at perinatal centres in Austria and Switzerland: a cross-sectional multicentred study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Challenges and Choices in Breastfeeding Healthy, Sick and Preterm Babies: Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Parental experiences and breastfeeding outcomes of early support to new parents from family health care centres-a mixed method study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Observational
- Parenting Record Handbook: The Needs of Mothers Raising Low Birth Weight Infants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A qualitative study of recorded telephone support calls with mothers of preterm infants: Expressing both positive and negative feelings.Nursing open · 2021Article
- The Effect of Problem-Solving-Approach-Based Counselling on Maternal Role Adaptation in Women with Late Preterm Infant: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of caring sciences · 2021Article
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- A qualitative study on the breastfeeding experience of mothers of preterm infants in the first 12 months after birth.International breastfeeding journal · 2019Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
aimThe aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of proactive telephone support provided to breastfeeding mothers of preterm infants after discharge from neonatal intensive care units (NICU).
methodsBetween March 2013 and December 2015, a randomised controlled trial was conducted at six NICUs across Sweden. At each NICU, a breastfeeding support team recruited, randomised and delivered the support to participating mothers. The intervention group received a daily proactive telephone call up to 14 days after discharge from the support team. The control group could initiate telephone contact themselves. Primary outcome was exclusive breastfeeding eight weeks after discharge. Secondary outcomes were maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding, attachment, quality of life and parental stress.
resultsIn total, 493 mothers were randomised, 231 to intervention group and 262 to control group. There were no differences between the groups for exclusive breastfeeding, odds ratio 0.96, 95% CI 0.66-1.38, nor for maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding, attachment or quality of life. The intervention group reported significantly less parental stress than the controls, t = 2.44, 95% CI 0.03-0.23, effect size d = 0.26.
conclusionIn this trial, proactive telephone support was not associated with increased exclusive breastfeeding prevalence eight weeks following discharge. However, intervention group mothers showed significantly lower parental stress.
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