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Community Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding
Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Summary
The percentage of women breastfeeding their newborn babies is very low among minority populations such as African American women in Mississippi. There are good results with initiatives supporting the initiation of breastfeeding after delivery. However, the percentages of continuation of breastfeeding up to 3, 6 or 12 months are still very low in Mississippi. Therefore, this project is proposing to focus on community interventions including social and cultural components to promote and support continuation of breastfeeding. * The social component will include interventions to promote supportive environments in the workplace for lactating mothers, as well as promoting the use of mother's milk to feed infants in daycare centers. * The cultural component will focus on educating and raising awareness of the benefit of BF to prevent absenteeism at work, to reduce child illnesses, and to promote healthy child development. The cultural component will target the mother with her family and spouse/partner, employers, and daycare managers.
Official title: Community Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding Rate in African American Mothers
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
25 Years - 35 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2022-09-23
Completion Date
2025-02-25
Last Updated
2024-05-08
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Interventions with social and cultural components
Intervention Components * Enrollment: We are expecting an enrollment rate of 20 participants per week, and completing enrollment in 6 weeks (n=120 participants) * Baseline Data Collection * Distribution of Educational Materials * Lactation Training * Dietary Literacy Training * Follow Up Data collection: Infant's information on growth and development and Medical History of Infections, GI problems (diarrhea, constipation, colic, vomits, reflux) will be collected at 3, 6 and 12 months. * Follow UP Surveys: Mothers will complete a short survey at 3, 6, and 12 months exploring their breastfeeding behaviors and challenges. * Exit survey: Mothers will be asked to complete an exit survey on month 12 post-enrollment to explore their perception on the participation in the study.
Locations (1)
University of Mississippi Medical Center-Nursery Department of Pediatrics
Jackson, Mississippi, United States