During the delivery of the intervention
antenatal education session, all male participants were given materials developed to support and complement the session.
Data from the focus groups interviews, questionnaires and all feedback were then incorporated into the development of
an antenatal education session.
Men were invited to complete an evaluation sheet at the end of
the antenatal education session with questions on the content of the class, the facilitator and presentation strategies.
Men's feedback at 6 weeks post birth regarding
the antenatal education session and postnatal support package (n = 295)
Mothers in the intervention group (77 %) reported enjoying breastfeeding more than mothers in the control group (69 %) whose partner did not receive
the antenatal education session intervention.
The question arising from this problem became «can women be taught how to push more effectively» and women were randomly allocated to
antenatal education sessions aimed at teaching them how to push effectively.
Not exact matches
Intervention 1:
antenatal education: in addition to routine care, women received 1
session of
antenatal breastfeeding
education and printed guides on breastfeeding.
Intervention 2: postnatal lactation support: in addition to routine care, women received 2 postnatal
sessions with a LC, 1 in hospital within the first 3 postnatal days (when they received the same printed guides on breastfeeding as the
antenatal education group) and 1 during the first routine postnatal visit 1 to 2 weeks after the birth.