The period from conception to 2 years of age ('first 1000 days') has been recognized as a critical period for long-lasting programming effects on later obesity and associated NCD and a window of opportunity to implement intervention for reducing and treating childhood obesity. However, there is a dearth of prospective intervention studies that address this nutritional problem in Jamaica and there are no reports of sustainable intervention. Jamaica is a middle income country in which overweight and obesity in children are also increasing at an alarming rate. The investigators in Jamaica are seeking to provide a more comprehensive knowledge on the link between early life nutrition and later childhood health and to assess the impact of an intervention of infant feeding counselling/education in mothers on growth and body composition in their offspring.
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Feeding Questionnaire - first assessment
Timeframe: 2 weeks old
Feeding Questionnaire - second assessment
Timeframe: 4 weeks old
Feeding Questionnaire - third assessment
Timeframe: 3 months old
Feeding Questionnaire - fourth assessment
Timeframe: 6 months old
Feeding Questionnaire - fifth assessment
Timeframe: 12 months old
Child's lean mass and fat mass (body composition) determined using skin fold measurements - first assessment
Timeframe: 6 months old
Child's fat mass and lean mass (body composition) determined using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) - first assessment
Timeframe: 6 months old
Child's mid-upper arm circumference - first assessment
Timeframe: 6 months
Child's lean mass and fat mass (body composition) determined using skin fold measurements - second assessment
Timeframe: 12 months old
Child's fat mass and lean mass (body composition) determined using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) - second assessment
Timeframe: 12 months old
Child's mid-upper arm circumference - second assessment
Timeframe: 12 months old
Child's fat mass and lean mass (body composition) determined using deuterium dilution method - first assessment
Timeframe: 6 months old
Child's fat mass and lean mass (body composition) determined using deuterium dilution method - second assessment
Timeframe: 12 months old
Child's weight in kilograms - first assessment
Timeframe: 4 weeks old
Child's weight in kilograms - second assessment
Timeframe: 3 months old
Child's weight in kilograms - third assessment
Timeframe: 6 months old
Child's weight in kilograms - fourth assessment
Timeframe: 12 months old
Child's length in centimeters - first assessment
Timeframe: 4 weeks old
Child's length in centimeters - second assessment
Timeframe: 3 months old
Child's length in centimeters - third assessment
Timeframe: 6 months old
Child's length in centimeters - fourth assessment
Timeframe: 12 months old
Child's fat mass and lean mass (body composition) determined using Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Timeframe: 12 months old
Child's fat mass and lean mass (body composition) determined using Air Displacement Plethysmography - first assessment
Timeframe: 4 weeks old
Child's fat mass and lean mass (body composition) determined using the Air Displacement Plethysmography - second assessment
Timeframe: 3 months old
Child's fat mass and lean mass (body composition) determined using the Air Displacement Plethysmography - third assessment
Timeframe: 6 months old