Using Mother's Raw Milk Could Improve Breastfeeding in Hospitalized Neonates (DOAL)

Civil Hospices of Lyon

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breastfeeding

Treatments: Other: raw mother's own milk

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02819193

69HCL16_0379

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite the importance of breast milk for sick or preterm neonates, there is currently no consensus regarding the use of raw mother's own milk (MOM) in neonatal units. The aims of this study are to: (a) describe factors associated with the use of raw MOM; (b) investigate the association between early use of raw MOM and breastfeeding continuation at discharge and up to 6 months later.

Enrollment: 665 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 42 weeks old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Admitted neonates between April 2012 and June 2013 are eligible if they are intended to be breastfeed and hospitalized ≥7 days

Exclusion criteria

• Neonates with parents not fluent in French.

Trial design

665 participants in 2 patient groups

exposed group : early raw mother's own milk

Description:

The use of raw MOM is considered as "early" when it begins before day 7.

Treatment:

Other: raw mother's own milk

unexposed group : no use of raw mother's own milk

Description:

Neonates who receive, or not, raw MOM before day 7.