Pumping to Up Maternal Milk Production for Preterms

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breastfeeding, Breastmilk Expression

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of breast-pumping frequency on breast milk supply/ volume in mothers of preterm infants. The main question it aims to answer is: \- What effect does pumping frequency have on breast milk supply. Researchers will compare breastmilk supply of mothers who pump every 2 hours to the supply of those who pump every 3 hours to see if there is a difference in the amount of breastmilk they produce. Participants will be assigned to either pump every 2 hours or every 3 hours and record how many milliliters of breastmilk they produce daily for the first 28 days of their baby's life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06673160

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

70

Starts

2025-06-11

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-16

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inborn infants <32 weeks gestation
• Out-born infants transferred to our facility <48hours of life
• Infants <1500 grams at birth
• Infants whose parents/ guardians have provided legal consent for study participation

You may not qualify if…

• Infants with birthing persons' that are severe/critically ill
• Birthing persons of infants <18 years old
• Infants with terminal illness or decision to withhold or limit support
• infants with major congenital anomalies, chromosomal disorders, or congenital infections

Where it is running

• University of Alabama Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (enrolling)

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