The overall objective is to obtain preliminary data on the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf supplementation (moringa) at 4g daily for four weeks compared to placebo to improve human milk quantity and quality and infant health. Hypothesis: Four grams of moringa daily by mouth compared to placebo will increase breastmilk output and percent of mother's own milk consumed by infant.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
41
capsule ingestion
capsule ingestion
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Milk output
24 hour milk output at 7 days
Time frame: 7 days
% mother's own milk consumed by infant
% of mother's own milk (over total enteral nutrition) consumed by infant at 7 days
Time frame: 7 days
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