Gestational Diabetes and Antenatal Human Milk Expression
Breastfeeding
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Breastfeeding
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: diagnosed gestational diabetes without on insulin can read and speak Chinese Hong Kong resident and stay in Hong Kong after delivery no serious medical or obstetrical complications no mental health illness or history have regular antenatal check-up singleton pregnancy primiparous or multiparous women intention to breastfeed pre-pregnancy BMI<25 Exclusion Criteria: do not have Hong Kong Identify Card breastfeeding elder child at pregnancy cannot understand the study give birth <37 weeks of gestation a known fetal anomaly or any suspicion of fetal compromise
Sites / Locations
- Kwong Wah HospitalRecruiting
- Queen Elizabeth HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Standard care plus an antenatal milk expression education
Standard hospital antenatal care
Participants will have one face-to-face breastfeeding education in lactation clinic at 37 weeks of gestation and telephone follow-up weekly till delivery.
Participants will receive standard care include prenatal breastfeeding education at gestation of 24-36 weeks same as intervention group. They will not discuss about antenatal milk expression, breastfeeding self-efficacy and the effects of breastfeeding on GDM women.