More Time More Milk - Wearable, Wireless Breast Pumps to Increase Accessibility of Milk Expression for NICU Mothers
University of Texas at Austin
Summary
A randomized controlled trial of impact of wearable, wireless breast pumps on how often and how much milk mothers of premature infants can pump.
Description
Randomized, controlled crossover study design. Non-blinded. Mother of infants born at or below 29+6 weeks of gestation will be eligible once their infant is 28 or more days old. Mothers will be provided with a wearable, wireless breast pump in addition to their usual hospital grade pump. Wireless pumps can be used while cuddling their baby, driving too and from the hospital, caring for other children, etc.
Eligibility
- Age range
- Not specified
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Mother of infant born at 29+6 weeks or below * Mother still pumping at 4 weeks since birth Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of mothers own wearable pump
Interventions
- DeviceWearable wireless breast pump
As above
Location
- Ascension Seton Medical CenterAustin, Texas