Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin Integrated Maternal Postpartum Appointment Combination

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breast Feeding

In brief

The purpose of this study is to explore whether combining the first post-hospital newborn provider visit and lactation consultation into a single appointment can enhance rates of successful breastfeeding initiation and continuation at predefined intervals (e.g., one week, one month, two months, three months, four months, six months, and 12 months postpartum).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06395168

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

246

Starts

2024-08-19

Expected to finish

2026-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Mothers aged greater than or equal to 18 years.
• Mothers who are able to provide informed consent for participation in this study.
• Mothers registered as patients at Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin.
• Mothers who have given birth within the past four days prior to enrollment into this study.
• Mothers who intend to breastfeed their newborns.
• Mothers who are willing and able to participate in this study.
• Mothers who are able to communicate in English.
• Mothers with the ability to connect to the internet and complete electronic data collection.

You may not qualify if…

• Mothers who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent for participation in this study.
• Mothers less than 18 years of age.
• Mothers unable to complete study procedures or follow-up visits.
• Mothers with medical complications that could interfere with breastfeeding (e.g., breast reduction).
• Mothers who have no intention to breastfeed their newborns.
• Mothers who are unwilling to follow up with lactation.
• Infants who have already had their first postpartum outpatient provider visit.
• Pre-term infants (less than 37 weeks).
• Special care admission greater than two days.
• Length of stay or anticipated LOS greater than four days.
• Transfer to an outside facility.
• Inability to communicate in English.
• When slots are no longer available.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire Clinic — Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

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