Malnutrition: Underweight, overweight
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Nutritional counseling for one group of undernourished (mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) = 21 cm and < 25 cm) and one group of overnourished mothers (MUAC = 28 cm) regarding healthy nutriti
Sponsors
Brot für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst. Evengelisches Wert für Diakonie und Entwicklung e.V.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study will focus on lactating mothers and their infants below 1 year of age living in the study area. Women living in the study area who deliver at the maternity ward in one of the selected health centers and their newborns will be eligible to participate in the study. Inclusion criteria are the ages of 18-45 years and the intention to breastfeed the newborn. Under-, normal, overweight, and obese women will be included, matched as far as possible for age and parity. Healthy infants born at full-term (37-42 weeks) as single child who do not have any severe congenital abnormality are eligible for the study. Inclusion will occur on condition of written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Women not living in the catchment health area even if they came for antenatal visit and delivery to the study area. - Women who delivered a premature or stillborn baby. - Women suffering from any immunodeficiency disease with immunodeficiency in the last stage. - Women who experienced complications during pregnancy (e.g. preeclampsia, vaginal bleeding).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemoglobin level of mothers and infants: - at 6 months postpartum (in comparison to the measurement at 3 months postpartum) - measured with the HemoCue Hemoglobin 201+ Analyser (direct analysis of a blood drop gained per finger prick for mothers and heel prick for infants) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| anthropometric parameters: mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of the mother, weight, length, head circumference, MUAC of the infant: measured by measuring tape, scale, measuring rod by seca; infant feeding practices: by questionnaires; maternal dietary intake: by 24h dietary recall; nutrient composition of breast milk: analysis of iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin A in breast milk; maternal nutritional status: analysis of iron and vitamin A in maternal serum; morbidity and mortality rates: by questionnaires and medical check-ups | — |
Countries
Congo - Kinshasa
Contacts
Public ContactDamaris;Céline Beitze;Kavira Malengera
Institut für Biologische Chemie und Ernährungswissenschaft (140a), Universität Hohenheim;Faculté de Médecine et Santé Communautaire, Université Evangelique en Afrique
Outcome results
None listed