Home-based intervention for non-Hispanic black families finds no significant difference in infant size or growth: results from the Mothers & Others randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-Hispanic black (NHB) infants are twice as likely as non-Hispanic white infants to experience rapid weight gain in the first 6 months, yet few trials have targeted this population. The current study tests the efficacy of "Mothers & Others," a home-based intervention for NHB women and their study partners versus an attention-control, on infant size and growth between birth and 15 months.

Methods

Mothers & Others was a two-group randomized controlled trial conducted between November 2013 and December 2017 with enrollment at 28-weeks pregnancy and follow-up at 3-, 6-, 9-, 12-, and 15-months postpartum. Eligible women self-identified as NHB, English-speaking, and 18-39 years. The obesity prevention group (OPG) received anticipatory guidance (AG) on responsive feedi

SUBMITTER: Wasser HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7433206 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature