Breast Feeding Practice in High Risk Pregnant Women

The American Academy of Paediatrics recognizes multiple benefits of breastfeeding to both the term and premature newborn, particularly with regard to protection from infectious agents. Studies have demonstrated decreased rates of bacteraemia, meningitis, respiratory and urinary tract infections, necrotizing enterocolitis, and otitis media among breastfed infants

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Feeding Behavior Feeding Behavior

Age range

20 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Assiut Faculty of Medicine

Asyut, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Diabetes mellitus.
Cardiac disease.
Essential hypertension.
Chronic chest disease, and/or chronic TB infection.
Chronic hepatitis.
Neurologic disease.
Anaemia (Hemoglobin <10 gm/dL).
Thyroid disease.
Multiple pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

pregnant women < 34 weeks.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

The number of breast feeding women during pregnancy

Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assiut University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Jun 7, 2017
Registry last updated: Apr 23, 2021

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