At-the-Breast vs. Expressed Human Milk: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN)
Recruiting
Observational Study
Breast Feeding
Exclusive Breastfeeding
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 0 Days – 40
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 240 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to define human milk (HM) as an ecosystem which investigators will then combine into temporal models of milk dynamics to accurately describe HM chronobiology. This study addresses 4 crucial public health gaps: 1) how breast milk changes over time and over the day, 2) how milk dynamics are related to infant sleep patterns, 3) how milk dynamics are related to infant micr…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Lactating mothers between 20-40 years old at enrollment
o 120 mother/infant dyads who primarily feed HM ATB (average \>75% of feeds,
* pumping no more than one time per day)
o 120 mother/infant dyads who predominantly feed expressed HM (average \>75% of feeds)
* All race…
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