Circumcision and Breastfeeding

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Circumcision

In brief

1\) To determine when the majority of male infants are being circumcised at 3 hospitals across the US (Brooke Army Medical Center, Naval Medical Center San Diego, and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. 2) To assess the breastfeeding patterns of circumcised male infants at the above-mentioned academic medical centers. Specifically, to determine if these babies are breastfeeding at the time of hospital discharge, at their newborn visit, their 2-week visit, and all subsequent well visits up until 6 months of age. 3\) To determine if there is a significant relationship between the timing of newborn circumcision and breastfeeding initiation, establishment, and maintenance in the first 6 months of life. We hypothesize that the timing of circumcision will not be significantly associated with frequency of breastfeeding among mother-infant dyads during the initial months of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03619369

Run by

Brooke Army Medical Center

People needed

150

Starts

2016-05-20

Expected to finish

2019-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-17

Who can join

Age: any, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All male infants born at the 3 participating sites

You may not qualify if…

• Gestational age <38 weeks, twin/multiple deliveries, NICU admission, mothers who are strictly formula feeding their newborns from the time of delivery, and mothers under 18 years of age.

Where it is running

• Naval Medical Center San Diego — San Diego, California, United States
• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center — Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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