Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to investigate the nutrients in breast milk of Chinese mothers and its related factors, as well as exploring the early development of infants.
Detailed description
Breast milk contains a variety of nutrients that are beneficial to the early development of infants, such as lipids, Vitamins and so on. At present, the level of these nutrients in milk and infant formula are lower and which are present in a different form from that in breast milk. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the level of nutrients in breast milk of Chinese mothers and learn about its related factors, as well as exploring the relationships between these nutrients and the early development of infants.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sun Yat-sen University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* age 20-45 years * natural delivery, singleton pregnancy * healthy term infants（at 37-42 weeks of pregnancy） * don't smoke and drink * self-evaluation as physical health * breastfeeding at least until three months of age * Apgar score \> 8 * sign informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* suffering from mastitis * gestational diabetes, hypertension and other metabolic diseases * AIDS, tuberculosis and other acute or chronic infectious diseases * severe heart and kidney diseases * mental system diseases * cancer and other malignant consumptive disease * take drugs that affect nutrient metabolism * infants with congenital and genetic diseases * with lactation contraindications * don't agree to sign informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The level of nutrients in breast milk samples | 14 months | The nutrients were detected from breast milk samples of mothers by chemical analysis |
| The level of nutrients in blood samples | 14 months | The nutrients were detected from blood samples of mothers and infants by chemical analysis |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General demographic materials | 14 months | The general demographic materials of mothers were obtained by questionnaire or medical treatment records |
| Dietary and lifestyle information | 14 months | Dietary and lifestyle information of mothers were obtained by Food Frequency Questionnaire and 24-hour meal review questionnaire |
| Health follow-up | 14 months | Dietary and health outcome of infants were obtained by questionnaire or medical treatment records |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed