Status:

WITHDRAWN

Epidural Analgesia, Beta-Endorphin Concentrations in Colostrum, and Infant Neurobehavior as Breast-Feeding Predictors

Lead Sponsor:

MetroHealth Medical Center

Conditions:

Breastfeeding

Lactation

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

Presently, the literature addressing the relationship between epidural analgesia and likelihood of breast-feeding is inconclusive. Numerous studies have found that epidurals, administered prior to vag...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 or over
  • Vaginal delivery of a single live neonate at MetroHealth Medical Center's Main Campus

Exclusion

  • Delivery by Caesarean section
  • Admission to the NICU following delivery
  • Neonatal or maternal pathologies that would obviously impede normal breast-feeding activity

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01191970

Last Update

June 14 2018

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MetroHealth Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109