Infant growth outcomes from birth to 12 months of age: findings from the Delta Healthy Sprouts randomized comparative impact trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Multicomponent lifestyle modification interventions designed for gestational and early postnatal periods may be key to preventing obesity in children. The primary objective of the study was to determine if infant growth outcomes differed between treatment arms of an 18-month, maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting project.

Methods

Pregnant women at least 18 years of age, less than 19 weeks pregnant and residing in a lower Mississippi Delta county were recruited between March 2013 and December 2014. Postnatal data were collected from 24 experimental and 30 control participants between September 2013 and May 2016. Infant growth outcomes were modelled as time-to-event data using Kaplan-Meier survival curves with log-rank tests to determine if survival curv

SUBMITTER: Thomson JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6105708 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature