Do Isreali Infants of Ethiopian Origin Mother Regurgitate More Than Other Infants?

Completed

• Conditions: Rumination
• Interventions: Behavioral: Breastfeeding

• Registration Number: NCT01185327
• Lead Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Brief Summary

Nursing team of well baby nursery at Hillel Yaffe medical center in Hadera, Israel have noticed that infant of Ethiopian-origin mothers regurgitate more than other infants. Probably, these infants are breastfeed much more than other infants.

Some Ethiopian-origin mothers are used to eat teff-flower porridge during the last weeks of pregnancy and after birth, in order to expand milk production.

Study goal is to find out if infants of Ethiopian-origin mother do regurgitate more than others, and if they weight gain is similar to other infants. Another goal is to find out if breastfeeding mothers of Ethiopian origin do eat that porridge, and if there is any difference between those who do eat that porridge and those who do not.

Detailed Description

Nursing team of well baby nursery at Hillel Yaffe medical center in Hadera, Israel have noticed that infant of Ethiopian-origin mothers regurgitate more than other infants. Probably, these infants are breastfeed much more than other infants.

Some Ethiopian-origin mothers are used to eat teff-flower porridge during the last weeks of pregnancy and after birth, in order to expand milk production.

Study goal is to find out if infants of Ethiopian-origin mother do regurgitate more than others, and if they weight gain is similar to other infants. Another goal is to find out if breastfeeding mothers of Ethiopian origin do eat that porridge, and if there is any difference between those who do eat that porridge and those who do not.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-08
• Study First Submitted: 2010-08-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-08-18
• Study First Posted: 2010-08-19
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2011-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-06-05
• Last Update Posted: 2011-06-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

• Infants born at Hillel Yaffe medical center during 2009 (To Ethiopian origin mother in study group, and to non-Ethiopian origin mothers in control group)

Exclusion Criteria

• Infants who were transferred to NICU for any reason.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Breastfeeding	Infants to Israeli non-Ethiopian-origin mothers
Study	Breastfeeding	Infants to Israeli Ethiopian-origin Mothers

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
% weight decrease	First week of life	Proportion of minimal weight during hospitalization to birth weight

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of regurgitations per day	First week of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hillel Yaffe medical center; 🇮🇱 Hadera, Israel