RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04821544

Maternal Stress on Human Milk and Infant Outcomes

Effects of Maternal Stress on Human Milk Composition and Subsequent Infant Outcomes


Sponsor

University of Idaho

Enrollment

500 participants

Start Date

May 1, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

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.


Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 50 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is investigating how a mother's stress levels affect the composition of her breast milk and her baby's health outcomes. Researchers are enrolling mothers of newborns who are in or near a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), where stress levels tend to be high. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a mother of a newborn baby cared for at the Kootenai Health NICU or in the Palouse region - You are currently breastfeeding or providing breast milk **You may NOT be eligible if...** - There are no stated exclusion criteria for this study Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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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.


Locations(1)

Kootenai Health

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

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