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The effect of breastfeeding experience presented with virtual reality on breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding motivation: a randomized controlled trial

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-025-02535-3

Published Online: 2026-01-05

Published Print: 2026-03

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Ertaş, Ebru https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7749-7033
Çevik, Feride https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6799-7050
Özerdoğan, Nebahat https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1322-046X
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Funding for this research was provided by:

Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi (TSA-2023-2768)
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Article History

Received: 17 June 2025

Revised: 11 November 2025

Accepted: 5 December 2025

First Online: 5 January 2026

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Ethics committee approval of the research was obtained from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Eskisehir Osmangazi University (Date-Number: 09.02.2023/51). The institution’s permission was obtained from Eskişehir Provincial Health Directorate (Date-Number: 10.01.2024/E-11202945-605-233840794). Both verbal and written informed consent were obtained from pregnant women for participation in the study and for publication. The authors obtained written consent from the pregnant woman for the publication of the images. Data were collected in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

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