Breast Versus Bottle Study

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breastfeeding; Bottle Feeding

Treatments: Behavioral: Mode of Feeding (breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03704051

2018-143-CO

R03HD096164 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject experimental study that will assess the effect of feeding mode (breast- versus bottle-feeding) on the quality and outcome of infant feeding interactions.

Enrollment: 94 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mothers 18-40 years of age
• Infants 0-24 weeks of age
• Infants who have not yet been introduced to complementary foods and beverages
• Dyads are breast- and bottle-feeding
• Mother is predominantly or solely responsible for infant feeding

Exclusion criteria

• preterm birth (i.e., gestational age <37 weeks)
• low birth weight (<2500 g)
• maternal smoking during pregnancy
• current or past medical conditions that interfere with oral feeding
• history of slow growth or failure to thrive
• weight for length percentile <5th
• diagnosed developmental delay (e.g., Down's syndrome)

Trial design

94 participants in 2 patient groups

Breastfeeding First, then Bottle-feeding

Description:

Mother-infant dyads were observed while breastfeeding during their first visit to our laboratory and were observed while bottle-feeding expressed breast milk during their second visit to our laboratory.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mode of Feeding (breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding)

Bottle-feeding First, then Breastfeeding

Description:

Mother-infant dyads were observed while bottle-feeding expressed breast milk during their first visit to our laboratory and were observed while breastfeeding during their second visit to our laboratory.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mode of Feeding (breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding)