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Can prenatal hand expression boost breastfeeding success in overweight moms?

NCT ID NCT06929091

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is testing whether teaching women with excess weight to hand express colostrum during late pregnancy can improve breastfeeding initiation and duration. It also examines how a mother's diet affects her breast milk composition and her baby's growth. About 240 pregnant women will participate, with some receiving extra education and support.

What this could mean

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Active substance
lactation support and hand expression education
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help improve breastfeeding rates and outcomes for mothers with excess weight.
What could go wrong
This is an observational and educational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all women, and individual breastfeeding success varies.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 240 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria * Age 18 or older * Less than 37 weeks of pregnant with singleton fetus * Pre-pregnancy excessive weight (Body Mass Index ≥ 25 kg/m2) * Interested in breastfeeding * Willing to express colostrum from around 37 weeks of pregnancy if randomized to the prenatal intervention group * Willing to express human milk for sample collection during a 24-hour period * Willing to adhere to a meal plan for 5.5 months post-partum if randomized to the postnatal intervention group * Able to engage in study procedures for the first 24 months postpartum * Reside in Central Arkansas region Exclusion Criteria * Pre-existing conditions (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, thyroid disorders); * Use of recreational drugs, tobacco, or 2 or more servings of alcohol per month * Food allergies, intolerances, or preferences interfering with the meal plan * Medical history including any contraindication to breastfeeding (medications or supplements incompatible with breastfeeding, substance use)Multiparous pregnancy * History of breast surgery or radiation * Congenital defects * Preeclampsia

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Breast Feeding Breast Milk Expression Obesity

As listed by the trial registrant

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Breastfeeding Dietary intervention Milk expression, breast

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

  • Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

    RECRUITING

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

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