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Why some women fail to exclusively breastfeed their infants

Incidence and factors associated with failure to exclusively breastfeed before six months in mothers delivered at a tertiary care hospital- A Longitudinal cohort study - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/090076
Enrollment
1067
Registered
2025-07-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All mothers who delivered at Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata- 26

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Mothers of outborn babies. 2. Mothers’ death. 3. Mother on medication that is absolutely contradicted in breastfeeding. 4. Mothers of babies having severe congenital anomalies.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
(Descriptive) Estimating the incidence of failure of exclusive breastfeeding (defined) by the mothers who delivered babies at Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan by 6 months after delivery. (Analytical) Determine the factors which are associated with the discontinuation of exclusive breast feeding at 6 months compared to mothers who continue exclusive breast feeding till 6 monthsTimepoint: 18 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To build a predictive risk model based on the data collected to identify mothers who are more likely to stop exclusive breastfeeding before 6 monthsTimepoint: 18 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAashna Shiraz

Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan

brajaray@ymail.com9748931152

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026