Building Social Networks to Enhance Postpartum Weight Loss and Appropriate Infant Feeding Practices

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health information and health behaviors that 1) support women in returning to their pre-pregnancy weight after delivery; and 2) promote healthy infant feeding practices.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01081340

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

41

Starts

2010-05-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Latina (self-defined, or born in Central or South America)
• Spanish-speaking and/or English-speaking,
• 18 years of age or older
• less than 24 weeks pregnant
• did or did not have a termination of a previous pregnancy before 20 weeks
• has not carried a pregnancy to term
• normal, overweight or obese (pre-pregnancy BMI >18.5 and <39)

You may not qualify if…

• non-Latina,
• non-Spanish-speaking or non-English speaking
• less than 18 years of age
• more than 24 weeks pregnant
• had a termination of a previous pregnancy after 20 weeks
• multiparous
• underweight (pre-pregnancy BMI < 18.5)
• morbidly obese (pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 39)
• currently enrolled in another program that targets weight, physical activity, or nutrition

Where it is running

• Coleman Regional Community Center - Parks & Rec Department — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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