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Do Isreali Infants of Ethiopian Origin Mother Regurgitate More Than Other Infants?

H

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status

Completed

Conditions

Rumination

Treatments

Behavioral: Breastfeeding

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01185327
0066-10-HYMC-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Nursing team of well baby nursery at Hillel Yaffe medical center in Hadera, Israel have noticed that infant of Ethiopian-origin mothers regurgitate more than other infants. Probably, these infants are breastfeed much more than other infants.

Some Ethiopian-origin mothers are used to eat teff-flower porridge during the last weeks of pregnancy and after birth, in order to expand milk production.

Study goal is to find out if infants of Ethiopian-origin mother do regurgitate more than others, and if they weight gain is similar to other infants. Another goal is to find out if breastfeeding mothers of Ethiopian origin do eat that porridge, and if there is any difference between those who do eat that porridge and those who do not.

Full description

Nursing team of well baby nursery at Hillel Yaffe medical center in Hadera, Israel have noticed that infant of Ethiopian-origin mothers regurgitate more than other infants. Probably, these infants are breastfeed much more than other infants.

Some Ethiopian-origin mothers are used to eat teff-flower porridge during the last weeks of pregnancy and after birth, in order to expand milk production.

Study goal is to find out if infants of Ethiopian-origin mother do regurgitate more than others, and if they weight gain is similar to other infants. Another goal is to find out if breastfeeding mothers of Ethiopian origin do eat that porridge, and if there is any difference between those who do eat that porridge and those who do not.

Enrollment

220 patients

Sex

All

Ages

Under 7 days old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Infants born at Hillel Yaffe medical center during 2009 (To Ethiopian origin mother in study group, and to non-Ethiopian origin mothers in control group)

Exclusion criteria

  • Infants who were transferred to NICU for any reason.

Trial design

220 participants in 2 patient groups

Study
Description:
Infants to Israeli Ethiopian-origin Mothers
Treatment:
Behavioral: Breastfeeding
Control
Description:
Infants to Israeli non-Ethiopian-origin mothers
Treatment:
Behavioral: Breastfeeding

Trial contacts and locations

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