Parents and daycare providers for children between the ages of 1 and 3 years old at participating daycares will be asked to join this study. Parents will be provided with three thermoses designed to keep breastmilk at a safe temperature for 15+ hours, and asked to use each thermos for four weeks. Parents and daycare providers will be asked to complete weekly questionnaires about any problems they experience with a thermos. Study staff will check the temperature of the milk each day before lunch and afternoon snack to ensure the milk is at a safe temperature for consumption.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Parents will be provided with 3 different thermoses, all marketed as capable of keeping breastmilk at a safe temperature for 15 or more hours. The interventions are numbered to match study assigned thermos number.
This is the second of the three thermoses used in the study
This is the third of the three different thermoses
Breastmilk temperature at lunch
Time frame: Measured daily for 4 weeks
Breastmilk temperature at afternoon snack
Time frame: Measured daily for 4 weeks
Daycare provider report of thermos problems
Time frame: Weekly questionnaires for 12 weeks
Parent report of thermos problems
Time frame: Measured weekly for 12 weeks
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