COVID-19 and Lactating Mothers

University of Rochester76 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if there may be COVID-19 virus in various samples collected from mothers and infants.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Coronavirus Infection

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 DayHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Currently lactating mother: * English-speaking * greater than or equal to 18 years of age * Assigned female at birth (AFAB) * Having a positive COVID-19 test within 14 days * Child: * Infants younger than or equal to 6 months of age, exclusively or partially human milk fed, sourced from mother. Infants who are fed both directly at the breast and exclusively fed mother's milk via bottle will be included Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking

Locations (1)

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

mean change in SARS-Cov-2 viral load in breast milk

RNA will be extracted from all sample types and SARS-CoV-2 primers used to amplify any present viral RNA using real-time qPCR. Repeated measures analysis will be used to compare the changes in sample viral load over time between women with mild to severe symptoms.

Time frame: baseline, days 3, 10, 19, 28 and 90

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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