Ingalls 2019.
Study name | Preventing early childhood obesity, family spirit nurture, prenatal ‐ 18 months |
Methods | Randomised controlled trial |
Participants | Pregnant women and their respective child up to 2 years of age |
Interventions | Family spirit nurture (FSN) home‐visiting module consists of 36 60‐minute lessons delivered by trained local family health coaches (FHCs), from 28 weeks' gestation to 18 months' postpartum. Lessons focus on 3 key content domains: (1) promotion of optimal breastfeeding, complementary and responsive feeding across early childhood; (2) promotion of healthy infant/toddler diet and physical activity, as well as reduced screen time and sedentary lifestyle; and (3) promotion of maternal psychosocial well‐being, optimisation of healthy food/beverage availability, and identification/creation of safe play spaces in the home environment |
Outcomes | Percentage of mothers who meet breastfeeding and complementary feeding recommendations Mean BMI z score over 2 years of life |
Starting date | 25 September 2017 |
Contact information | mailto:abarlow%40jhu.edu?subject=NCT03334266, 7871, Preventing Early Childhood Obesity, Part 2: Family Spirit Nurture, Prenatal ‐ 18 Months |
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