Maternal Stress, Milk Composition, and Preterm Neurodevelopment
ConditionPrematurity
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age28-34
SponsorUniversity of Minnesota
About this trial
This study explores the associations between maternal stress, breastmilk composition, and feeding and neurodevelopment for preterm infants in the NICU and at 4 months corrected age.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
preterm infant born between 28 0/7 and 34 6/7 weeks' gestation that are medically stable for study procedures
mother of preterm infant meeting criteria and a) 18 to 45 years of age at the time of delivery
Disqualifiers
infants: major congenital anomalies, anticipated death, positive blood culture at birth, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, grade IV intraventricular hemorrhage, or plan to transfer care before discharge (35-37 weeks postmenstrual age).
mothers: a) alcohol consumption >1 drink per week or any tobacco consumption during pregnancy, b) known congenital metabolic, endocrine disease or congenital illness affecting infant feeding/growth
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov