The UCSD Human Milk Biorepository
University of California, San Diego
Summary
The purpose of the UCSD Human Milk Biorepository is to establish and maintain a repository of breast milk samples that can be used to learn more about how breast milk influences infant and child health.
Description
Participants in this study will participate in the following: 1. Provide a milk sample: If participants agree, the investigators will ask participants to express 50ml (about 2 ounces) of milk. The investigators will take as much as participants wish to donate, or as little as one teaspoon. 2. Answer questions about participant's health: Future researchers may need to know if participants have any health problems, or about any treatments participants have had while breastfeeding. The investigators will ask participants for some contact information, health habits, and family's health hi…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Women who are 18 years old or older * Breastfeeding * Producing sufficient breast milk to donate an excess to the Biorepository Exclusion Criteria: * Women under 18 years old
Interventions
- BiologicalCOVID-19 Exposure
Have been or may have been exposed to COVID-19.
- DrugAntibiotic
Have or have not been prescribed one of several commonly used antibiotics including azithromycin, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, amoxicillin, or nitrofurantoin.
Location
- University of California, San DiegoSan Diego, California