The innovative platform MILC is designed to provide an integrated and comprehensive professional and social support network with personalized breastfeeding (BF) education to target exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and any BF behaviors in low-income Hispanic women. Formative research conducted for the development of MILC and results from pilot testing will help guide the completion of the development and testing of this prototype that specifically caters to Hispanic women. In the long term, MILC has the potential to increase the rates of EBF and any BF up to 12 months.
Mothers who successfully exclusively breastfed for up to 6 months, at least one child OR mothers who attempted EBF but were unsuccessful at breastfeeding, in the past 3 years
Self-identify as Hispanic
Be WIC-eligible
Voluntarily consent
Participants who are under the age of 18 or over 44
Women experiencing a fetal demise or infant death
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Taking antiretroviral medication or chemotherapy agents
Benten Technologies, Inc.
Lead sponsor
RTI International
Collaborator
Temple University
Collaborator
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborator
UConn Health
Collaborator