Breast Feeding Practice in High Risk Pregnant Women

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Feeding

• Registration Number: NCT03178916
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

The American Academy of Paediatrics recognizes multiple benefits of breastfeeding to both the term and premature newborn, particularly with regard to protection from infectious agents. Studies have demonstrated decreased rates of bacteraemia, meningitis, respiratory and urinary tract infections, necrotizing enterocolitis, and otitis media among breastfed infants

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-06-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-06-06
• Study First Posted: 2017-06-07
• Study Start: 2017-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-10-31
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diabetes mellitus.
2. Cardiac disease.
3. Essential hypertension.
4. Chronic chest disease, and/or chronic TB infection.
5. Chronic hepatitis.
6. Neurologic disease.
7. Anaemia (Hemoglobin <10 gm/dL).
8. Thyroid disease.
9. Multiple pregnancy.

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnant women < 34 weeks.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of breast feeding women during pregnancy	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assiut Faculty of Medicine; 🇪🇬 Assiut, Egypt