NCT01338727

Breastfeeding Education and Support Trial for Obese Women (BESTOW)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 206 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Connecticut · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a specialized exclusive breastfeeding education and support program targeting obese, pregnant, low-income women in Hartford, CT. Specifically, the investigators will evaluate the impact of the intervention on exclusive and partial breastfeeding rates at birth, 1, 3 and 6 months pp. Secondary aims of this study are: a) to characterize postpartum weight loss patterns and blood pressure values of obese women, by study group; and b) to evaluate potential differences in infant morbidity (diarrhea, otitis media and rehospitalization), by study group.

Conditions

• Exclusive Breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding Initiation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Breastfeeding Peer Counseling	3 Prenatal visits, daily in-hospital visits, 11 postpartum home visits.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-03-01
• Completion: 2010-03-01
• First posted: 2011-04-19
• Last updated: 2011-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States