Exclusive Breastfeeding in Infants of Mothers Infected With Novel Coronavirus

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital338 enrolled

Overview

COVID-19 pandemic emerges an issue for breastfeeding.Earlier in pandemic mothers who had COVID-19 were separated from their babies due to insufficient data but this approach was abandoned due to the lack of transmission via breastmilk.However, where mothers with COVID-19 are cohorted in the same room, they still have to be isolated from their babies following the birth.Investigators aimed to evaluate rate of exclusive breastfeeding(EB) within first 6 months among mothers who were isolated from their babies due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 pandemic emerges an issue for breastfeeding.Earlier in pandemic mothers who had COVID-19 were separated from their babies due to insufficient data but this approach was abandoned due to the lack of transmission via breastmilk.However, where mothers with COVID-19 are cohorted in the same room, they still have to be isolated from their babies following the birth.To our knowledge, there is no study regarding this subject to-date.Therefore, investigators aimed to evaluate rate of exclusive breastfeeding(EB) within first 6 months among mothers who were isolated from their babies due to COVID-19.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

338

Conditions

Covid19 Breastfeeding, Exclusive Newborn Morbidity

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 7 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Infants who were born to mothers with suspected or evident COVID-19 * Accepted to participate with an informed consent of parents Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital abnormalities * Chromosomal abnormalities * Contraindication for breastfeeding * Declined to participate

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Exclusive breastfeeding

Rate of exclusive breastfeeding

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Disease status

COVID-19 positive/negative