Describe the Infant Feeding Attitudes, Estimate the Prevalence of Early Lactation Difficulties, Intentions of a Sample of Expectant First-time Mothers
Conditions
Brief summary
Characterize a population-based sample of first-time expectant mothers with regards to maternal metabolic health and their infant feeding experience.
Detailed description
The long range purpose of this pilot study is to inform the development of an NIH-funded randomized intervention trial designed to improve early breastfeeding outcomes for mothers planning to breastfeed. The purpose of the pilot study is to 1) described the prenatal infant feeding attitudes and intentions of population-based sample of expectant mothers from the same recruitment base as the future intervention trial, 2) characterize the metabolic health profiles of the sample and 3) estimate the prevalence of early lactation difficulties among the subset of this sample that initiates breastfeeding.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* First-time expectant mother, speaks English, receiving OB care at designated practice group
Exclusion criteria
* 1\) Under 18 years old; 2)no access to local telephone 3) multiple gestation 4) history of major breast surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Early lactation difficulties | 1 year | a)Estimate the prevalence of early lactation difficulties among the subset of this sample that initiates breastfeeding, b) examine the relationship between metabolic health and lactation difficulties |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Infant feeding attitudes | 1 year | describe the prenatal infant feeding attitudes and intentions of a sample of expectant mothers from the same recruitment base as the future intervention trial |
Outcome results
None listed