Effect of Breastfeeding Optimization on Early Vascular Development
Effect of Breastfeeding Optimization on Early Vascular Development
This study aims to find out whether breast feeding optimization will increase breast feeding
 rates and to evaluate its effect on cardiovascular risk and general health of children.
Breast feeding is suggested to give many benefits for babies and there are some initial prove
 that it might affect their future health, including the development of cardiovascular
 diseases. In Indonesia, breast feeding rates are very low, while there is a strong upsurge of
 cardiovascular disease. In this study, we propose to randomly allocate pregnant Indonesian
 women who plan to give breast feeding for no more than two months, to either care as usual or
 to a breast feeding empowerment program lasting to 6 months post partum. At the age of one
 year, all randomized offspring will undergo non-invasive echographic aortic vascular
 measurements and cardiovascular risk profiling. Measurements for assessing children's general
 health status will also be performed, including growth monitoring, repeated lung function
 test, and microbiomic sampling.
Inclusion criteria

 -  Plan to breast feed for ≤2 months

 -  Residing in vicinity ≤ 5 km from the hospital/agree to comply to health visit schedule

 -  Telephone communication is possible

 -  No known HIV or active tuberculosis in mother

 -  Uncomplicated pregnancy