None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this cross-sectional national survey is to explore the early life feeding practices of infants and cwCF in Australia, with a focus on exclusive and partial breastfeeding rates throughout infancy, determinants to breastfeeding cessation, infant formula introduction and the timing and practices associated with transition to solid foods.
Interventions
The aim of this cross-sectional national survey is to explore the early life feeding practices of infants and children with cystic fibrosis in Australia, with a focus on exclusive and partial breastfeeding rates throughout infancy, determinants to breastfeeding cessation, infant formula introduction and the timing and practices associated with transition to solid foods. The project duration is 6 months. Mother/primary caregiver will be asked to complete the survey. The survey will only be comple
The aim of this cross-sectional national survey is to explore the early life feeding practices of infants and children with cystic fibrosis in Australia, with a focus on exclusive and partial breastfeeding rates throughout infancy, determinants to breastfeeding cessation, infant formula introduction and the timing and practices associated with transition to solid foods. The project duration is 6 months. Mother/primary caregiver will be asked to complete the survey. The survey will only be completed once. Survey duration is ~ 10 mins.
Sponsors
Monash Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Mother/caregiver of cwCF <2 years of age (i.e. 0-1.9 years of age) living in Australia during the designated 3 month study period and receiving their CF care at one of the included sites. Mother/caregiver must have sufficient English language to complete the survey. Alternatively, if an interpreter has been booked for the duration of the CF outpatient clinic as part of routine clinical care, then the interpreter could facilitate consent and completion of the survey.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mother/caregiver has insufficient English to provide consent and complete the survey and no interpreter in available/booked for their CF clinic time. Participants deemed not to have sufficient capacity by site PI or AI (by means of recall after explanation of the study and provision of the PIS) to consent will not proceed with participation, on the clinical judgement of the site PI or AI.
Outcome results
None listed