CompletedNot Applicable

Increase Breastfeeding Duration Among Puerto Rican Mothers

United States60 participantsStarted 2014-08

Plain-language summary

This study is to determine preliminary effects of home-based individual breastfeeding consultation with and without cash incentives to increase breastfeeding (BF) duration among low-income Puerto Rican mothers enrolled in a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Who can participate

Age range15 Years – 44 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Identify as Puerto Rican or of Puerto Rican descent
✓. be able to read Spanish or English
✓. currently live in the area and plan to stay until 12 months postpartum
✓. be able to participate in Spanish-speaking peer-support group meetings
✓. consent to participate
✓. pass an informed consent quiz
✓. successfully initiate BF
✓. be within 15-44 years of age

Exclusion criteria

✕. Have ongoing illicit drug use
✕. have current active suicidal thoughts or a past suicide attempt, or a psychiatric hospitalization within the last 3 months
✕. have untreated HIV (BF contraindicated)
✕. are currently prescribed psychotropic medication (i.e., antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics)
✕. have serious postpartum medical problems (e.g., postpartum hemorrhage, infections and serious jaundice requiring exchange transfusion)

What they're measuring

Duration of breastfeeding

Timeframe: 6-month postpartum

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02148237

SponsorTreatment Research Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-04

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