Effect of Music on Breastmilk

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Conditions studied: Breast Milk Production

In brief

A mother of a preterm infant listening to music while pumping her breasts will produce more milk than a similar mother who is not listening to music. A mother listening to live music will produce more milk than a mother listening to recorded music

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01893047

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

32

Starts

2013-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• First time mothers between the ages of 18 and 45 who have had a vaginal or caesarean delivery and are feeling well.
• First time mothers are used to avoid confounding variables due to previous positive or negative experiences from expressing milk. Their infant will have been born at less than 32.0 weeks of gestation.
• Mothers will intend to breastfeed and are planning to pump milk on site in the NICU at least once/day and will be recruited 7-10 days postpartum.
• Mothers who smoke, are taking medication that may interfere with breastfeeding, and who have undergone prior breast surgery will not be excluded since they are their own control.
• With regard to language, mothers must be able to understand the directions and sign a consent form in English.

You may not qualify if…

• Mothers will not be recruited whose infant has a low likelihood of survival as determined by the attending physician.
• Mothers who have been diagnosed with mastitis will not be recruited for the study.

Where it is running

• University of Rochester Medical Center — Rochester, New York, United States

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