Registration number |
ACTRN12607000168459 |
ACTRN12608000056392 |
ISRCTN81847050 |
NCT00892983 |
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Funding source |
NHMRC |
NHMRC |
NHMRC |
HRC New Zealand |
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Number randomised |
N = 667 first time mothers |
N = 698 first time mothers |
N = 559 first time mothers |
N = 400 first time mothers |
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Baseline data |
Antenatal |
Infant aged 4-6 months |
Infant aged 3 months |
Antenatal |
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Primary outcome |
Child weight and height at 24 months |
Child weight and height at 24 months |
Child weight and height at 18 months |
Child weight and height at 24 months |
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Usual care |
Wk1 child health nurse home visit Self access to child health clinics |
Self directed access to child health clinics |
Access to 10 scheduled child health clinic visits |
First 4 wks midwife home visits; Well Child (Plunkett) nurse: 8 visits in 5 yrs |
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Intervention mode |
Home visits; 8 visits over 2 years (antenatal, 1, 3, 5, 9, 12, 18, 24 months); maternal advice |
Two education peer support modules (6 fortnightly sessions each) commencing when infant 4-7 months and again at 13-16 months at community health venues |
Six 2 hour sessions delivered at 3 monthly intervals within pre-existing mothers groups, commencing at 3 months (3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 months) |
3 groups: sleep (home visits at 3 wks, 4 months); healthy eating and activity (mix of 7 home visits and group based sessions at 1 wk + 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 18 months) or both |
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Intervention content (in addition to usual care) |
Sustaining breastfeeding; Timely solid food introduction; Responsive to child cues of hunger & satiety; Healthy child food intake; Reduced TV viewing; Promote active play; The "how" of child feeding (e.g. managing food fussiness) |
Neutral repeated exposure to a variety of foods; Responsive to child cues of hunger & satiety; Healthy child food intake; Reduced TV viewing; Promote authoritative parenting style; The "how" of child feeding (e.g. managing food fussiness) |
Responsive to child cues of hunger & satiety; Healthy child food intake; Reduced TV viewing; Promote active play; The "how" of child feeding (e.g. managing food fussiness) |
Sustaining breastfeeding; Timely solid food introduction; Responsive to child cues of hunger & satiety; Healthy child food intake; Reduced TV viewing; Promote active play; The "how" of child feeding (e.g. managing food fussiness); Developing good sleep habits |
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Control group |
Usual care plus written home safety/tobacco prevention information at f/up sessions plus three mail outs |
Usual care plus quarterly newsletter on general child health messages excluding sleep, food and activity |
Usual care plus quarterly newsletter on general child health messages excluding sleep, food and activity |
Usual care |