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Improving Breastfeeding by Empowering Mothers in Vietnam: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Mobile App

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  • Thi Thuy Duong Doan

    (Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavior and Health Education, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Street, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Colin Binns

    (School of Public Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia)

  • Ngoc Minh Pham

    (School of Public Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
    Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Nguyen 250000, Vietnam
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yun Zhao

    (School of Public Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia)

  • Thi Phuong Hoa Dinh

    (Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavior and Health Education, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Street, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam)

  • Thi Thu Ha Bui

    (Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavior and Health Education, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Street, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam)

  • Trung Chuyen Tran

    (Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, 18 Vien Street-Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam)

  • Xuan Hoai Nguyen

    (Faculty of IT, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology (HUTECH), Ho Chi Minh 700000, Vietnam)

  • Roslyn Giglia

    (Foodbank Perth Airport, Perth, WA 6105, Australia)

  • Fenglian Xu

    (Data Analysis & Surgical Outcomes Unit (DASO), Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia)

  • Andy Lee

    (Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavior and Health Education, Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang Street, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam)

Abstract

Breastfeeding provides benefits to the infant and mother; however, the rates of breastfeeding, particularly exclusive breastfeeding, remain below optimal levels in many Asian countries. The aim of this study is to review the benefits of breastfeeding to mothers and infants and current rates of breastfeeding in Vietnam, and to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application on exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Vietnam. A two-arm, parallel triple-blinded randomised controlled trial will be conducted among 1000 mothers in Hanoi City, Vietnam, during 2020–2021. Eligible participants are pregnant women who will seek antenatal care from health facilities at 24–36 weeks of gestation and plan to deliver at two participating hospitals, own a smartphone, and carry a singleton foetus. Permuted-block randomisation method stratified by maternal age, education and parity will be used to ensure an equal number of participants in each group. A smartphone app will be developed to deliver breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding information to the intervention and control group, respectively. Data will be collected at baseline, before hospital discharge, and at 1, 4, and 6 months postpartum. This study envisages demonstrating whether a smartphone-based intervention can be effective at improving breastfeeding in Vietnam. Trials registration: ACTRN12619000531112.

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  • Thi Thuy Duong Doan & Colin Binns & Ngoc Minh Pham & Yun Zhao & Thi Phuong Hoa Dinh & Thi Thu Ha Bui & Trung Chuyen Tran & Xuan Hoai Nguyen & Roslyn Giglia & Fenglian Xu & Andy Lee, 2020. "Improving Breastfeeding by Empowering Mothers in Vietnam: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Mobile App," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-17, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:15:p:5552-:d:392879
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    1. Mi Kyung Lee & Colin Binns, 2019. "Breastfeeding and the Risk of Infant Illness in Asia: A Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-17, December.
    2. Monika A. Zielinska & Jadwiga Hamulka, 2019. "Protective Effect of Breastfeeding on the Adverse Health Effects Induced by Air Pollution: Current Evidence and Possible Mechanisms," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-29, October.
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    1. Qing Li & Jianli Tian & Fenglian Xu & Colin Binns, 2020. "Breastfeeding in China: A Review of Changes in the Past Decade," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-19, November.
    2. Colin Binns & Mi Kyung Lee & Lyn Wren, 2022. "The Broad Spectrum and Continuing Needs of Women’s Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-3, January.
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