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Table 1 Summary description of educational sessions for Lactation Counseling intervention

From: Lactation counseling for maintaining exclusive breastfeeding in adolescent mothers: a trial protocol

Session

Content

Methodologies

Materials

1

• Composition of breast milk

• Psychological and physiological benefits of breastfeeding

• Lecture method

• Audiovisual Presentation

• Group assignment

PowerPoint presentations

Breast milk production video

Breastfeeding benefits video

Breastfeeding kit with educational elements such as games and models (bottles with types of breast milk)

Explanatory sheets with each of the components of breast milk.

Sheets with text to identify the benefits of the breast for the mother, baby, family, and society.

2

• Technique and positions for breastfeeding

• Audiovisual Presentation

• Demonstration

• Practical exercise

Simulated models (baby dolls)

Video on breastfeeding and nipple latch technique

3

• Extraction, conservation, and administration of breast milk

• Lecture method

• Audiovisual Presentation

• Demonstration

• Practical exercise

PowerPoint presentations

Video on storage, conservation, and administration of breast milk.

Vest-type simulators for breast milk extraction

4

• Breast complications during breastfeeding

• Lactating mother needs (rest, hydration, and a balanced diet)

• Lecture method

• Audiovisual Presentation

• Demonstration

• Practical exercise

• Group activity

PowerPoint presentations

Breastfeeding kit with educational elements such as games and models (breast models)

Lottery game on care and complications during breastfeeding

Memory game on nutrition and hydration during breastfeeding

Video on care for the prevention of breast complications