Pregnant overweight and obese women Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomised to the intervention (breastfeeding counseling) or control group (standard breastfeeding support), partially blinded to the researcher. Randomization assignments will be pre
Sponsors
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women: 1. Singleton pregnancy 2. Overweight for gestational age (defined as BMI/GE= 28.1 kg/m2 using Atalah's criteria) at the 32nd week 3. Older than 18 years 4. No pre-eclampsia or diabetes 5. Permanent residence in Bogota, Colombia 6. Intention to breastfeed 7. No professional practice of sports 8. Without history of breast surgery or maternal intensive care stay 9. Without postpartum depression risk based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Infant: 1. Healthy term newborn (=37 wk), birth weight =2500 g - 4000 g 2. Without any condition or malformation that interferes with BF practice
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women: 1. Twin pregnancy 2. Normal or low weight for gestational age (defined as BMI/GE 4000 g 3. Condition or malformation that interferes with BF practice
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at the 1st, 3rd and 4th months postpartum: 1. Duration of EBF and BF ascertained by asking the mother about infant feeding practices during the last 24 hours at birth and 4th month postpartum 2. Growth velocity in weight and length as the change in the indicators weight for length (W/L) and length for age (L/A) from birth up to 4 months 3. Maternal weight loss after delivery using the measurement of maternal weight at 24 hours as baseline and 4 months after delivery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal serum levels of prolactin and prolactin concentration and macronutrients in the breast milk, measured at 1 and 4 months after delivery | — |
Countries
Colombia
Outcome results
None listed