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Study aim
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Determining the effect of mental relaxation technique on self-efficacy, adequacy and breastfeeding performance of primiparous women.
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Design
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A clinical trial with a control group, a blind strain, randomized, on 60 patients, rand function of Excel software was used for randomization.
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Settings and conduct
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The present study on sedation in lactating primiparous women in Talash city is a single-blind randomized clinical trial with blinding of the participants by block randomization method.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Being Iranian and living in Talesh city, having a pregnancy file in one of the comprehensive health centers in Talesh city health and treatment center, possessing elementary literacy, pregnancy age 30-32 weeks, being primiparous , no abuse of drugs, tobacco and alcohol, no disease or any disorder that prohibits breastfeeding, low-risk pregnancy and no chronic physical or mental debilitating diseases.
Maternal and infant discharge criteria: The strong unwillingness of the mother to breastfeed, occurrence of mental or physical disorders that disrupt or prohibit the continuation of the breastfeeding, unwillingness to continue participating in the study or his simultaneous participation in another research, performing body relaxation exercises and mental imagery for less than 60 days, simultaneous and daily use of milk-increasing drugs, giving birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy, - hospitalization of the baby in the NICU, any abnormality of the jaw and A baby's face that interferes with the baby's natural breastfeeding, preterm birth.
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Intervention groups
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The intervention group: received trainings on relaxation and guided mental imagery, and the control group received only the usual breastfeeding trainings.
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Main outcome variables
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Breastfeeding self-efficacy; Breastfeeding performance; Adequacy of breastfeeding; Exclusive feeding