Clinical trial NCT05729581: Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Sustainable Breastfeeding: The GREEN MOTHER Project
Official title: Effectiveness of a Reinforcement Intervention in the Breastfeeding Practice From Nutritional, Environmental and Postpartum Problem-solving Aspects to Increase the Prevalence of Breastfeeding at 6 Months Postpartum: The GREEN MOTHER Project
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy Diet
Health Behaviour
Environmental-Pollution-Related Condition
Mothers
Child, Only
Keywords: lactation type
breastfeeding
sustainable diet
environmental impact
carbon footprint
one health
Lead sponsor: Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari
name: Fundació Institut Germans Trias i Pujol
name: Hospital de Granollers
name: University of Barcelona
First posted: 2023-02-15
Enrollment: 400
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 16
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Our study has 2 phases: 1) observational and 2) interventional (with educational programme):

1. st group - CG (control group) - mothers without intervention
2. nd group - EG (experimental group) - mothers with applied educational intervention on sustainable diet and breastfeeding
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: Breastfeeding is the healthiest form of nutrition for the baby and is recommended to use exclusive breastfeeding (EB) until 6 months. The environmental footprint of artificial lactation (AL) has been studied, but that of EB is unknown.

Objectives:

The main objective of the first phase of the study is to identify the environmental impact in terms of the carbon footprint of breastfeeding and artificial breastfeeding, taking into account the accessories necessary for breastfeeding and of the diet and the factors associated with the diet of postpartum women in first month of life of the babies.

The main objective of the second phase is to evaluate the impact of a standardized intervention of educational programme on sustainable breastfeeding, diet and environment protection, providing inputs obtained from the first phase on the carbon footprint in the first month of life of the child and the prevalence of breastfeeding at the first month of the baby's life.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* pregnant women over 16 years of age, between 24 and 32 weeks of gestation

Exclusion Criteria:

* women with a language barrier, under 16 years of age and those who do not want to participate or who do not give birth in the study associated centers

Primary outcomes:
measure: Rates (number of participants, %) that use breastfeeding (exclusive) up to 6 months after the delivery
timeFrame: months 30-36 of the project life
measure: Rates (number of participants, %) that use EB (excusive breastfeeding) in EG (experimental group) vs. CG (group of control)
timeFrame: months 30-36 of the project life
Secondary outcomes:
measure: To calculate the CO2 footprint and water consumption of different types of mother diet and lactation (breastfeeding and artificial one) based on data obtained from the questionnaires
timeFrame: fase I) months 15-17 of the project life & phase 2) 30-36 of the project life
measure: Assess the nutritional quality of the diet of postpartum mothers at the month of their children's life based on data obtained from the questionnaires
timeFrame: months 22-31 of the project life
measure: Comparison of rates on breastfeeding vs. artificial lactation in the population of the Northern Metropolitan area: current study results (2022/2023 based on data obtained from the questionnaire) vs. 2017 (already published)
timeFrame: months 30-36 of the project life
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sabadell
country: Spain
facility: ASSIR Metropolitana Nord
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