Exclusive Breastfeeding in Infants of Mothers Infected With Novel Coronavirus

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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COVID-19 pandemic emerges an issue for breastfeeding.Earlier in pandemic mothers who had COVID-19 were separated from their babies due to insufficient data but this approach was abandoned due to the lack of transmission via breastmilk.However, where mothers with COVID-19 are cohorted in the same room, they still have to be isolated from their babies following the birth.Investigators aimed to evaluate rate of exclusive breastfeeding(EB) within first 6 months among mothers who were isolated from their babies due to COVID-19.

Detailed Description
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COVID-19 pandemic emerges an issue for breastfeeding.Earlier in pandemic mothers who had COVID-19 were separated from their babies due to insufficient data but this approach was abandoned due to the lack of transmission via breastmilk.However, where mothers with COVID-19 are cohorted in the same room, they still have to be isolated from their babies following the birth.To our knowledge, there is no study regarding this subject to-date.Therefore, investigators aimed to evaluate rate of exclusive breastfeeding(EB) within first 6 months among mothers who were isolated from their babies due to COVID-19.

Official Title
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Evaluation of Exclusive Breastfeeding Within the First Six Months in Infants of Mothers Infected With Novel Coronavirus: 1-year Experience of a Single Center

Conditions
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Covid19, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Newborn Morbidity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Diagnostic Test: RT-PCR for SARS-Cov-2


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Infants who were born to mothers with suspected or evident COVID-19 Accepted to participate with an informed consent of parents Exclusion Criteria: Congenital abnormalities Chromosomal abnormalities Contraindication for breastfeeding Declined to participate

Ages Eligible for Study
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Maximum Age: 7 Months

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Control Group<br>Infants of mothers with suspected but negative for COVID-19 | Diagnostic Test: RT-PCR for SARS-Cov-2<br>* Nasopharyngeal swab for detecting Novel Coronavirus-2 by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction<br>|
| Case Group<br>Infants Born to COVID-19 positive mothers | Diagnostic Test: RT-PCR for SARS-Cov-2<br>* Nasopharyngeal swab for detecting Novel Coronavirus-2 by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | Rate of exclusive breastfeeding | 6 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Disease status | COVID-19 positive/negative | 6 months |