Kansas University Teen Mothers Project

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pregnant Adolescents

In brief

Breastfeeding initiation and duration in adolescent mothers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00222118

Run by

University of Kansas

People needed

390

Starts

2003-10-01

Expected to finish

2007-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-11-09

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 18. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 15-18 years
• Adolescents intending to keep their newborns
• 14 to 27 weeks of gestation
• Ability to speak and read English
• Possession or access to a telephone for study contact

You may not qualify if…

• Multiple gestation pregnancy
• Premature birth
• Infant with cleft lip/palate, congenital heart defects, Down Syndrome, neural tube defects, or other conditions warranting the newborn's admission to neonatal intensive care
• Subjects treated for significant complications during labor and birth that prohibit or delay breastfeeding beyond 48 hours or that have other conditions for which breastfeeding is contraindicated (e.g. HIV)

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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