Effect of Early Limited Formula on Breastfeeding Duration in the First Year of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Breastfeeding through 6 and 12 months are 2 goals of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy People 2020 initiative, but the 6-month goal is met for only 52% of US infants and the 12-month goal for 30% of US infants.

Objective

To determine whether structured, short-term formula supplementation for at-risk neonates affects the proportion still breastfeeding at 6 and 12 months.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial conducted at 2 US academic medical centers enrolled 164 exclusively breastfeeding mother-infant dyads of mothers who were not yet producing copious milk and infants who were 24 to 72 hours old with newborn weight loss at or above the 75th percentile for age. Participants were enrolled from January 2015 thro

SUBMITTER: Flaherman VJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6547125 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature