Short Term Response of Breast Milk Micronutrient Concentrations to a Lipid Based Nutrient Supplement in Guatemalan Women

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Conditions studied: Malnutrition

In brief

Research goals include evaluating the relative impact of maternal nutritional status versus recent dietary intake on breast milk micronutrient composition, and evaluating the impact of a maternal lipid based nutrient supplement (LNS) on breast milk micronutrient composition.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02464111
Run by: USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
People needed: 30
Starts: 2015-05-01
Expected to finish: 2015-08-01
Last updated by the study team: 2015-09-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Mother 18-40 years of age
Apparently healthy, with no acute illness
Willing to stay in clinic for breast milk sampling, and adhere to all study procedures
4-6 months of lactation and ≥ 8 breast feeding episodes per day (usual frequency is >20 times/day)
Last birth was a singleton birth
Only breastfeeding one child
Child is 4-6 months of age

You may not qualify if…

Current supplement use (iron + folic acid excepted)
Self reported mastitis or other breast infections
Reported problems with breastfeeding which might affect study procedures
Last birth was premature (>4 weeks pre-term by maternal report)
Measured body mass index (BMI) of less than 18.5 or a measured mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) of less than 12.5 cm
Temporary- if the mother or her infant present with an acute illness, (for example flu or diarrhea,) they will be rescheduled to return on a later date when both are apparently healthy.
Allergy to milk, milk products, or peanuts.

Where it is running

USDA, ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center — Davis, California, United States

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