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Breastfeeding Education and Support Trial for Obese Women (BESTOW)

NCT01338727 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 206

Last updated 2011-04-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a specialized exclusive breastfeeding education and support program targeting obese, pregnant, low-income women in Hartford, CT. Specifically, the investigators will evaluate the impact of the intervention on exclusive and partial breastfeeding rates at birth, 1, 3 and 6 months pp. Secondary aims of this study are: a) to characterize postpartum weight loss patterns and blood pressure values of obese women, by study group; and b) to evaluate potential differences in infant morbidity (diarrhea, otitis media and rehospitalization), by study group.

Conditions

  • Exclusive Breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding Initiation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Breastfeeding Peer Counseling

3 Prenatal visits, daily in-hospital visits, 11 postpartum home visits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Connecticut

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD · University of Connecticut

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2010-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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