WithdrawnNot Applicable

Iron Status, Maternal Depressive Symptoms, and Mother-child Interactions

Stopped: The study was never started as a result of change of personnel and funding

0Started 2019-12-01

Plain-language summary

This study aims to examine the relation between iron status and maternal-child interactions as well as maternal depressive symptoms in mothers from central Pennsylvania.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Pregnant women between 18 - 40 years.
✓. Mother expects to be the primary caregiver for the infant for study duration and will allow infant to be enrolled in the study..
✓. Mother has no history of gastrointestinal or hematological disorders and not taking medications that interfere with hematopoiesis or absorption.
✓. After birth, the mother and baby are healthy, delivery was of one infant only, infant gestational age ≥ 38 weeks, infant weight ≥ 2500 g (5.5 lbs), neither the mom nor the infant received a blood transfusion at or since delivery, and mom agrees to discontinue use of any iron containing medications.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Maternal age ≤ 18 and \> 40 years
✕. Evidence of a history of gastrointestinal or hematological disorders and evidence of taking medications that interfere with hematopoiesis or absorption.
✕. Severely anemic (Hemoglobin \< 90 g/L)
✕. Iron deficient but not anemic women
✕. Non-English speaking

What they're measuring

Mother-child interaction scores in the postpartum period

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03944733

SponsorPenn State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-12-30

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