Effects of Maternal Stress on Human Milk Composition and Subsequent Infant Outcomes
University of Idaho
Summary
The overarching purpose of this study is to determine if a modified 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (with a focus on self-compassion; MBSC) or 8 weeks of 2000 IU vitamin D supplementation will reduce stress and increase self-compassion in mothers of preterm infants and beneficially modify the human milk produced, and subsequently improve infant health.
Description
During every two-week period, newly admitted infants (both preterm \<37 weeks gestational age and term ≥37 weeks gestational age) at performance site Kootenai Health NICU and term infants from the Palouse region will be block randomized to control (standard of care), mindfulness intervention (modified 8-week mindfulness -based intervention (with a focus on self-compassion; MBSC), or vitamin D supplementation (8-week 2,000 IU vitamin D3 supplementation) groups. The purpose of the nested cohorts is to minimize the postpartum time difference among cohort mothers. Each nested MBSC cohort will und…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–50 years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Mothers of newborn infants at Kootenai Health NICU and the Palouse region Exclusion Criteria: \-
Interventions
- BehavioralMindfulness-based intervention (with a focus on self-compassion; MBSC)
8-week MBSC intervention with a focus on increasing self-compassion
- Dietary SupplementVitamin D
Vitamin D at 2,000 IU/day for 8 weeks.
Location
- Kootenai HealthCoeur d'Alene, Idaho