None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: - Daily oral nutritional supplement for lactating mothers
- Daily micronutrient supplement: For 6 months
Control Intervention1: - Standard care as per national programme: For 6 months
Sponsors
Dr Sunita Taneja
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Live born infants identified up to 7 days after birth - Consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Mother died or infant not staying with the mother - Likely to migrate out from the study site - Not initiated breastfeeding by 7 days of age - Mother with chronic illness - Infants requiring prolonged medical attention - Infants with major congenital malformations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length for age z-scoreTimepoint: Infant age 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Breastfeeding: - Exclusive breastfeeding - Breast milk output (volume) - Breast milk composition(macro and micronutrient) - Motherâ??s perception of her breast milk adequacy Timepoint: - - At infant age 5 months - Infant ages 2 and 4 months - At 2 and 4 months of infant age - At 1,3 and 5 months of infant age ;Infant anthropometry: - Change in LAZ scores - Proportion of infants stunted and wasted - Change in weight for height z-score - Change in Mid upper arm circumference - Mean Head circumferenceTimepoint: - - Between 0-3 and 4-6 months of age - 6 months of age - 0-3 and 4-6 months of age - At enrollment 6 months of age - 6 months of age ;Maternal and Infant micronutrient status: - Haemoglobin concentration in mothers and infants and proportion with anaemia - Micronutrient status of mothers -Micronutrient status of infants - Infants iron storesTimepoint: - - 6 months after enrolment - 6 months after enrolment - At 3 and 6 months of age - At 3 and 6 months of age;Maternal anthropometry: - BMI Timepoint: - Infant age 6 months;Others: Gut microbiome in a subsampleTimepoint: - At enrollment and infant age 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sunita Taneja
Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies
Outcome results
None listed