NCT Number: NCT07351799
The purpose of this research is to investigate associations between mindfulness and meditation techniques and changes in maternal breastmilk in the mother pumping for her NICU infant.
Interested in participating?
Request Info20 year and older
Female
Interventional
Not applicable
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Location status: Recruiting
Alecia Robin, BSN, RN, IBCLC
SUB_INVESTIGATOR
Ashley Elizabeth Thompson, BSN, RN, IBCLC
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Ashley Thompson, BSN, RN, IBCLC
CONTACT
Melissa Kurke, BSN, RN, IBCLC
SUB_INVESTIGATOR
Senna Hesbyn, BSN, RN, IBCLC
SUB_INVESTIGATOR
Tawney DeBoth, BSN, RN, IBCLC
CONTACT
Tawney DeBoth, BSN, RN, IBCLC
SUB_INVESTIGATOR
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
No additional session with the lactation consultant will be provided beyond the standard of care lactation admission visit with a lactation consultant within 72 hours of their infant's admission to the NICU.
On days 0, 10 and 20, participants will be asked to record pumping session times and breastmilk volumes expressed for 24 hours, collect salivary oxytocin sample and salivary cortisol sample at minute 4 of one pumping session, and fill out the GAD7, PSS, and PHQ-8 surveys.
In addition to the standard of care lactation admission visit, participants will receive an additional session with the lactation consultant for mindfulness-based lactation education. Participants will also be provided with a pumping meditation audio recording that they will be asked to listen to at least once daily for the next 20 days.
On days 0, 10 and 20, participants will be asked to record pumping session times and breastmilk volumes expressed for 24 hours, collect salivary oxytocin sample and salivary cortisol sample at minute 4 of one pumping session, and fill out the GAD7, PSS, and PHQ-8 surveys.
In addition, the intervention group participants will also be asked to record the number of times they listened to the recording daily, minutes listened to recording daily, and time of day listened to recording.
Time frame: Baseline, 10 days, 20 days
Volume will be reported in milliliters (mL)
Time frame: Baseline, 10 days, 20 days
Time frame: Baseline, 10 days, 20 days
Mayo Clinic
Other
The Impact of Mindfulness and Meditation Based Lactation Education on Maternal Breastmilk in the Neonatal ICU: Intervention Study
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