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Relactation Success: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Promotion Model-Based Education and Follow-UpDaştan Yilmaz, AyşeYeşilçiçek Çalik, Kıymetbreastfeedingeducationhealth promotion modelnursingrandomized controlled trialsrelactationAdultBreast FeedingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth PromotionHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLactationMothersMotivationSelf EfficacyTurkeyarticlebreast milkcontrolled studyfollow uphumanidentifiable informationintrinsic motivationmajor clinical studymalepostnatal carerandomized controlled trialBackground: Early breastfeeding cessation due to physiological and psychosocial factors limits long-term maternal and infant health benefits. Relactation, the reinitiation of breastfeeding, is a promising strategy to restore lactation and improve well-being. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of education and follow-up based on Pender’s Health Promotion Model (HPM) on relactation success among mothers who had discontinued breastfeeding or experienced low milk supply. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted between July and December 2023 in a hospital and five family health centers in eastern Türkiye. Seventy-three mothers (38 intervention, 35 control) with infants aged 15 days to 4 months who had ceased breastfeeding or used formula for 2–8 weeks were included. The intervention group received 8 weeks of relactation education and follow-up based on the HPM, whereas the control group received routine postnatal care. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF), the Breastfeeding Motivation Scale (BMS), the LATCH tool, and a tool for assessing the level of maternal milk intake (IMDAT). Results: At the final follow-up, 65.8% of mothers in the intervention group achieved complete relactation, compared to 8.6% in the control group. The intervention group also had significantly higher BSES-SF, LATCH, and IMDAT scores. However, no significant differences were found in the BMS intrinsic motivation and identified regulation subscales. Conclusion: HPM-based education and follow-up significantly enhanced relactation success, self-efficacy, and breastfeeding skills. © 2026, The Author(s)SAGE Publications Ltd2026Articlehttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/10339https://doi.org/10.1177/155682532614701881556-8253enBreastfeeding Medicineinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/tr/items/ebyu/10339