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| 5R01MD007702-07 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| Boston University | OTHER |
| Washington University School of Medicine | OTHER |
| Boston Medical Center | OTHER |
| University of Kentucky |
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This study aims to improve adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep (SS) recommendations and improve rates of initiation and duration of partial and exclusive breastfeeding (BF); and reduce Black/White disparities in these practices through the use of private Facebook groups providing a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Safe Sleep | Experimental | Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for infant safe sleep and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents |
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| Breastfeeding | Experimental | Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for breastfeeding and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents |
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| Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding | Experimental | Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for infant safe sleep and breastfeeding, and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents |
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| Early Brain Development and Parent -Child Relationships | Active Comparator | Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for early brain development and parent-child interactions (control intervention) and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Safe Sleep | Behavioral | Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for infant safe sleep and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Exclusive infant supine sleep position in the previous two weeks | An investigator-developed maternal survey will be used to assess infant's usual sleep position during the previous two weeks with categorical responses of back, stomach, side, and other, with the proportion of infants using exclusive supine sleep position as the primary outcome measure. | Between 2 and 6 months |
| Infant sleep location (exclusive room sharing without bed sharing) in the previous two weeks | An investigator-developed maternal survey will be used to assess the infant's usual sleep location during the previous two weeks with categorical responses of room sharing without bed sharing, room sharing with bed sharing, no room sharing and no bed sharing, with the proportion of infants exclusively room sharing without bed sharing as the primary outcome measure. | Between 2 and 6 months |
| Soft bedding use in the previous two weeks | An investigator-developed maternal survey will be used to assess soft bedding placed in and around the infant (while sleeping) during the previous two weeks with categorical responses of Yes or No. | Between 2 and 6 months |
| Breastmilk feeding in the previous two weeks | An investigator-developed maternal survey will be used to assess whether the infant was breast fed during the previous two weeks with categorical responses of exclusively breast fed, partially breast fed, or not breast fed. | Between 2 and 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Usual infant sleep position in the previous two weeks | An investigator-developed maternal survey will be used to assess infant's usual sleep position during the previous two weeks with categorical responses of back, stomach, side, and other. | Between 2 and 6 months |
| . Usual infant sleep location in the previous two weeks |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Katherine Boguszewski, MA | Contact | 434-243-9663 | Keb5un@uvahealth.org |
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| Rachel Y Moon, MD | University of Virginia School of Medicine | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Boston University Medical Campus | Recruiting | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 42021196 | Derived | Carlin RF, Parker MG, Kellams AL, Hauck FR, Kerr S, Cornwell BT, Kiviniemi MT, Geller N, Boguszewski KE, Corwin MJ, Colson ER, Moon RY. Delivering safe sleep and breastfeeding education to pregnant and new mothers through private Facebook groups: study protocol for a 4-armed randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr. 2026 Apr 22;26(1):528. doi: 10.1186/s12887-026-06900-9. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001942 | Breast Feeding |
| D066088 | Infant Death |
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| D005247 | Feeding Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D003643 | Death |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| D007774 | Lactation |
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| D055703 | Reproductive Physiological Phenomena |
| D012101 | Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena |
| D049590 | Postpartum Period |
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| OTHER |
| National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) | NIH |
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| Breastfeeding | Behavioral | Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for breastfeeding and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents. |
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| Early Brain Development and Parent-Child Relationships | Behavioral | Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for early brain development and parent-child interactions (control intervention) and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents. |
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An investigator-developed maternal survey will be used to assess the infant's usual sleep location during the previous two weeks with categorical responses of room sharing without bed sharing, room sharing with bed sharing, no room sharing and no bed sharing. |
| Between 2 and 6 months |
| Pacifier use in the previous two weeks | An investigator-developed maternal survey will be used to assess the infant's pacifier use during the previous two weeks with categorical responses of Yes or No. | Between 2 and 6 months |
| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |