Postpartum mother and new borns
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mothers and newborns born at Nagasaki University Hospital, admitting maternity ward from childbirth to discharge, preterm infants (36 weeks), low birth weight (less 30 percentile than gestational age), ability to understand Japanese.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Newborn with congenital complications affecting feeding (heart disease), malformations (such as cleft lip and palate). Mothers wishing to control milk (because of HTLV-1 adult T-cell leukemia positive, etc.), and multiple births.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Formula volume at 3th day of puerperium | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of breast feeding, percentage of weight increase of the newnborns, and level of mother satisfaction with breast feeding at the 1 month medical check up. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagasaki University hospital General Affairs Division