NCT04020640

Infant Feeding Practices in Transition: Breast Milk Intake, Complementary Feeding and Body Composition During Infancy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 110 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mahidol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Weeks – 6 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Research Aim: We assessed human milk intakes of Thai infants during the first 6 months comparing exclusive (EBF), predominant (PBF) and partial (PartBF) breastfeeding. Methods: One-hundred and ten apparently healthy Thai lactating mother-infant pairs were followed from birth. Human milk intakes were determined at 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months, using the DTM method. Daily energy and protein intakes were assessed using 3-day non-consecutive 24-hour recalls. Socio-demographic characteristics were collected using a questionnaire. For comparisons among breastfeeding practices, one-way ANOVA with Tukey's post hoc test was used for normally distributed data, or Kruskal-Wallis Test with Mann-Whitney U Test for not normally distributed data.

Detailed description

Human milk intakes were comparable between the EBF and PBF infants during the first 6 months, and provided the sole source of energy and protein; infant formula largely replaced breast milk among PartBF infants.

Conditions

• Breast Feeding

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	no intervention	Measure human intake using stable isotope technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-07-04
• Primary completion: 2015-11-22
• Completion: 2016-11-22
• First posted: 2019-07-16
• Last updated: 2019-07-16