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Assessing Changes in Breastmilk Composition Over Time Among Pakistani Infants

NCT04450056 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2020-11-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In Pakistan, breastfeeding is widely practiced. National data suggests that 94% of infants \<2 years of age receive breastmilk at some point. However, the introduction of complementary foods often occurs early. At 3 months of age, it is suggested that only 54% of Pakistani infants are exclusively breastfed. This declines with each month of age. Because the production and release of breastmilk is influenced by the frequency and intensity of suckling, early initiation of complementary feeding can reduce breastmilk output. Given that complementary foods are introduced early within Pakistan, we hypothesize that breastmilk composition will change between 1 and 3 months postpartum among those mother-infant pairs if nutritive complementary foods are introduced early (i.e., before 6 months). In this study, we aim to better understand how breastmilk composition changes over time among infants recruited at 1 month of age who are exclusively breastfed or receive only non-nutritive feeds. This is a substudy to the Matiari emPowerment and Preconception Supplementation (MaPPS) Trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03287882).

Conditions

  • Breast Milk Collection
  • Infant Development

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention

No intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Aga Khan University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-05
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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