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Do Isreali Infants of Ethiopian Origin Mother Regurgitate More Than Other Infants?

NCT01185327 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 220

Last updated 2011-06-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Nursing team of well baby nursery at Hillel Yaffe medical center in Hadera, Israel have noticed that infant of Ethiopian-origin mothers regurgitate more than other infants. Probably, these infants are breastfeed much more than other infants.

Some Ethiopian-origin mothers are used to eat teff-flower porridge during the last weeks of pregnancy and after birth, in order to expand milk production.

Study goal is to find out if infants of Ethiopian-origin mother do regurgitate more than others, and if they weight gain is similar to other infants. Another goal is to find out if breastfeeding mothers of Ethiopian origin do eat that porridge, and if there is any difference between those who do eat that porridge and those who do not.

Conditions

  • Rumination

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Erez Nadir, MD · Hillel Yaffe medical center, Hadera, Israel

Eligibility

Max Age
7 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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