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Kangaroo Holding Effects on Breast Milk

NCT00418106 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2008-01-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Kangaroo holding is a skin-to-skin method of holding a baby. Many research studies have investigated the maternal and infant benefits associated with kangaroo holding. The purpose of this study is to determine if kangaroo holding a baby changes the amount and composition of breast milk pumped before and after the kangaroo holding session.

Hypotheses:

1. There is a significant difference in volume of maternal breast milk pumped after kangaroo holding premature infants as compared to maternal breast milk pumped after non-holding conditions
2. There is a significant difference in the composition of maternal breast milk pumped after kangaroo holding premature infants as compared to maternal breast milk pumped after non-holding condition.

Conditions

  • Premature Birth

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Delaware

    collaborator OTHER

  • Christiana Care Health Services

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amy N. Johnson, DNSc, RNC · Christiana Care Health Services

Eligibility

Max Age
14 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-11-30
Primary Completion
2006-12-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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