Using Mother's Raw Milk Could Improve Breastfeeding in Hospitalized Neonates
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding
- Interventions
- Other: raw mother's own milk
- Registration Number
- NCT02819193
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
- Brief Summary
Despite the importance of breast milk for sick or preterm neonates, there is currently no consensus regarding the use of raw mother's own milk (MOM) in neonatal units. The aims of this study are to: (a) describe factors associated with the use of raw MOM; (b) investigate the association between early use of raw MOM and breastfeeding continuation at discharge and up to 6 months later.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 665
- Admitted neonates between April 2012 and June 2013 are eligible if they are intended to be breastfeed and hospitalized ≥7 days
- Neonates with parents not fluent in French.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description exposed group : early raw mother's own milk raw mother's own milk The use of raw MOM is considered as "early" when it begins before day 7.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maternal breastfeeding up to 6 months Maternal breastfeeding is defined as the consumption of any MOM. It is classed as "exclusive" when all the fed milk will be MOM or "partial" when it will be completed by other milk or food.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Service de Réanimation Néonatale et Néonatologie, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, 32 Avenue Doyen Jean Lépine
🇫🇷Bron, France