Clinical trial NCT04137796: Infant Nutrition in Austria
Official title: Breastfeeding Behavior, Infant and Child Nutrition in Austria
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Breast Feeding
Keywords: breastfeeding prevalence
infant nutrition
complimentary feeding
Lead sponsor: Medical University of Vienna
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-10-24
Enrollment: 1666
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Mothers who have given birth within a defined period and are aged 18 years or above.

Brief summary: This study will give an update on the breastfeeding prevalence and infant nutrition in Austria.

Key aspects for this study are:

1. the current breastfeeding rates
2. further insights on factors influencing breastfeeding such as the information mothers have about breastfeeding, their attitude, support they received for breastfeeding problems as well as sociodemographic factors and
3. complimentary feeding. All postpartum women in Austria were eligible for participation. It consists of representative and prospective data recordings of breastfeeding and infant nutrition for the participating mother-child pairs via online questionnaires at four times of measurement over a period of one year.

The results of the present study will give us an update about the development of breastfeeding rates in Austria and a better understanding of entry points for interventions on child nutrition and child health.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Mothers who gave birth during the recruitment period
* Mothers older than 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Teenage-mothers
* Mothers of newborns in intensive care

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence of breastfeeding after birth
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 14 days postpartum (time of measurement 1)
measure: Prevalence of breastfeeding
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 14 days postpartum (time of measurement 1)
measure: Prevalence of breastfeeding
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 4 months postpartum (time of measurement 2)
measure: Prevalence of breastfeeding
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 6 months postpartum (time of measurement 3)
measure: Prevalence of breastfeeding
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 12 months postpartum (time of measurement 4)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Duration of exclusively, predominantly or partially breastfeeding: questionnaire
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 4 times of measurement within the first year of life
measure: Assessment of infant feeding if breastfeeding is not performed: questionnaire
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 4 times of measurement within the first year of life
measure: Infant nutrition, assessment of complimentary feeding: questionnaire
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 4 times of measurement within the first year of life
measure: Influence of factors on breastfeeding prevalence: questionnaire
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 2 times of measurement (time of measurement 1 (14 days after delivery) and 4 (12 months after delivery))
measure: Influence of factors on breastfeeding duration: questionnaire
timeFrame: Online questionnaire at 2 times of measurement (time of measurement 1 (14 days after delivery) and 4 (12 months after delivery))
measure: Structure in the maternity wards: questionnaire
timeFrame: One online questionnaire at study start within the recruitment period (February/March 2019)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Vienna
country: Austria
facility: Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital
Study officials:
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