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Breast Feeding Counselling

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Mothers registered at the antenatal clinic at 32- 36 weeks gestation
Registration Number
CTRI/2011/06/001822
Lead Sponsor
Alive Thrive throgh Bill Melinda Gates Foundation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
1036
Inclusion Criteria

1. Women registered at the antenatal clinic at 32-36 weeks gestation and planning to deliver and follow up in the same hospital and till 1 week after 6 months of infants age.

2.Absence of illness that will interfere with EBF like severe anemia (Hb 6); eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, mother needing medicine for which breastfeeding is contraindicated and HIV positivity

3. Those who consent

4. living in catchment area of 20 km from hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

Those ANCs who do not satisfy inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in the percentage of women exclusively breastfeeding (breast milk and no other foods or milk based liquids) their infants at 24 weeks.Timepoint: At Base line (32nd - 36th week) and follow-up visits as under <br/ ><br>1. One week after enrollment <br/ ><br>2. 24hours after delivery <br/ ><br>3. 6th week after delivery <br/ ><br>4. 10th week after delivery <br/ ><br>5. 14th week after delivery <br/ ><br>6. 24th week after delivery <br/ ><br>7. 26th week after delivery <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Changes in % of a)women with TIBF b)women bottle feeding at all visits c) children introduced solid, semi-solid or soft foods at 24 wks measured at 26 wks <br/ ><br>2.Differences in % of children receiving prelacteal feeds after delivery <br/ ><br> 3.Growth velocity <br/ ><br>4.Change in hospitalization or mortality of the infant due to any cause, after delivery to 26 wks. 5.Cost data <br/ ><br>6.Adherence to scheduled visits & infant immunization <br/ ><br>7. Discontinued participant <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At Base line (32nd - 36th week) and follow-up visits as under <br/ ><br>1. One week after enrollment <br/ ><br>2. 24hours after delivery <br/ ><br>3. 6th week after delivery <br/ ><br>4. 10th week after delivery <br/ ><br>5. 14th week after delivery <br/ ><br>6. 24th week after delivery <br/ ><br>7. 26th week after delivery <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
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