None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: Oral Vitamin D: Lactating mother will be given 120000 units of vitamin D at recruitment and every 3 months, whilst their infant will not be supplemented with daily vitamin D.
Sponsors
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Instiitute of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Lactating mothers who are willing to exclusively breast feed throughout the study period 2. Lactating mothers with infants less than 1 month old 3. Mothers who have consented and are willing to participate in all aspects of the study. 4. Infants with normal birth weight more than or equal to 2.5kg
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mothers taking medications that affect vitamin D metabolism ( steroid, anticonvulsants) 2.Mothers who are not exclusively breastfeeding 3.Mothers who are nursing multiple infants 4. Mothers giving birth to preterm 5.Infants on Vitamin D supplementations
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Relation between newborn level of vitamin D and maternal Vitamin D Level 2. Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in Infants in Meghalaya 3. Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in lactating mother in Meghalaya Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To assess the effectiveness of 3 monthly high dose of vitamin D to the mother on the vitamin D status in infants 2.Measuring breast milk vitamin D level and its correlation with vitamin D status of the mother-infant pair Timepoint: 0, 3 months and 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRosina Ksoo
North Eastern Indira Gandhi regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed