Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is critical for child survival, growth, and maternal health; however, over half of mothers in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Mobile health (mHealth) describes a range of wireless technologies and techniques that seek to increase patient access to and interaction with preventive health services. This study will develop and test the feasibility of an mHealth intervention to improve support counseling for breastfeeding at a large sub-county referral hospital in Naivasha, Kenya.
Mothers over 18 years who are employed in contract-based labor in sectors that include education, business, healthcare, commercial agriculture, tourism/food service.
Mothers must reside in the greater Naivasha, Kenya area and receive maternal and child health care at the Naivasha sub-County Referral Hospital.
Mothers of infants with cleft deformities or other abnormalities that interfere with breastfeeding.
Parallel
mobile Health Breastfeeding Counseling
Behaviorala phone-based breastfeeding counseling intervention, delivered by labor and delivery nurses, nutritionists, and maternal and child health nurses.
Standard of care breastfeeding counseling
BehavioralThe ongoing antenatal, delivery and postnatal breastfeeding and lactation counseling that is provided by the Naivasha sub-County Referral Hospital.
Exclusive breastfeeding at 24 weeks
The proportion of mothers who feed only breastmilk to their infants, without other liquids, formula or semi-solid or solid food.
Continued breastfeeding
Any breastfeeding in the past 24 hours
Early initiation of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding within 1 hour of childbirth
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Wheaton College
Lead sponsor
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Collaborator
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