Infant
Conditions
Keywords
Lactation, Breastmilk, Macronutrients
Brief summary
Breast milk is a unique and unmatched nutritional and non-nutritive source of bioactive factors for the health and development of infants.Colostrum, which is produced in low quantities for the first 3 to 4 days after birth, is rich in immunologic components and developmental factors. Breastfeeding difficulties during the first days of life of an infant are common. Moreover, not all infants can be directly fed at the breast. Therefore, breast milk feeding at this early stage is initiated and promoted by the expression of breast milk either manually or by use of a pump. Whether the method of milk expression at this stage has a qualitative impact on colostrum is currently unknown. The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to compare the effect of manual expression with electric pump expression upon the macronutrient composition of breast milk.
Interventions
PROCEDUREPump
Breast milk expression using manually or using an electric pump
Sponsors
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy lactating mothers of term infants
Exclusion criteria
* HIV infected mothers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Macronutrient content of expressed breast milk | 3 to 5 min | Mothers will express milk from the same breast indicated in the assigned arm. Macronutrient content will be analyzed using the Human Milk Analyzer |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed