Breast Feeding Practice in High Risk Pregnant Women

Assiut University140 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Breast Feeding

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diabetes mellitus. 2. Cardiac disease. 3. Essential hypertension. 4. Chronic chest disease, and/or chronic TB infection. 5. Chronic hepatitis. 6. Neurologic disease. 7. Anaemia (Hemoglobin \<10 gm/dL). 8. Thyroid disease. 9. Multiple pregnancy. Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant women \< 34 weeks.

Locations (1)

Assiut Faculty of Medicine

Asyut, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The number of breast feeding women during pregnancy

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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