Pattern - Reach Aim 2

Pilot Adaptive Tool To Encourage Risk Reduction in iNfancy (PATTERN)

The purpose of this research study is to learn about different approaches to promoting healthy growth among infants, and understanding parents' likes and dislikes of an approach to reducing risk factors for obesity later in life. The study includes filling out some forms with questions about your baby and your thoughts about your baby's growth and health, and engaging in a pattern of changes in or prevention of risk factors in the first year of life. Parents will receive information about changes and some tools and materials to take home with them. Some parents may receive phone calls between visits as well. The study takes place from soon after birth through the infant's age of 9 months. The estimated total time of interaction between the study staff and parents during the study period is 4 hours.

As this is a dyad study, each dyad is considered to be a participant and demographic information will reflect the infant in the dyad, per parent report.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Non-Hispanic black (as documented in MaestroCare) parents/caregivers with; infants ages 2 weeks to 2 months of age; infant birthweight between 2500g and 4000g; infant gestational age is at least 36 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• non-English-speaking; infant with serious disease or disorder affecting growth and nutrition