Breastfeeding Rates at the Department of Neonatology of University Hospital Cologne

Prospective Inquiry of Breastfeeding Success at the Department of Neonatology of University Hospital of Cologne and Analysis of Influencing Factors

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02464579

Acronym

BFRUHC

Enrollment

450

Registered

2015-06-08

Start date

2015-05-01

Completion date

2017-02-01

Last updated

2020-01-18

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Conditions

Newborn

Keywords

breastfeeding rate, preterm infant, neonatal intensive care unit

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to measure the breastfeeding success for all preterm and term newborns in our department of neonatology during the hospital stay and at the age of six months.

Detailed description

A score was established which combines information on breastfeeding rate and breastmilk feeding rate, and used to monitor daily breastfeeding success.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 7 Days

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Inborn or referred to our Department of Neonatology in the first week of life * Informed consent of both parents or legal guardian

Exclusion criteria

* No informed consent of parent or legal guardian.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Breastfeeding Rate	6 months	A score was established wich combines informations on breastfeeding rate and breastmilk rate into one value. Of special interest was the score at discharge from the neonatologic center.

Countries

Germany

Outcome results