Facilitation and Barriers to Breastfeeding in the NICU
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00527956 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: September 11, 2007
Last Update Posted
: June 9, 2008
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To date, there is a paucity of research focusing on maternal breastfeeding goals, how these goals may change after an unexpected event such as a preterm birth, and how mothers of ill and preterm infants define breastfeeding success. No studies were identified that focused exclusively on the breastfeeding goals of mothers of hospitalized preterm infants
The purpose of this study is to answer the following research questions: 1) What are the breastfeeding goals of mothers with preterm infants in the NICU? and 2) What are mothers' perceptions of facilitators and barriers to meeting their breastfeeding goals in the NICU?
Condition or disease |
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Breastfeeding Prematurity |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 8 participants |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Study Start Date : | September 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2008 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 50 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- have one (or more) infant(s) currently admitted in the NICU at the RVH;
- intended to provide breast milk to their infant(s);
- are able to speak English; and
- are willing to be audiotaped during the interview.
Exclusion Criteria:
Include mothers who:
- never intended to breastfeed;
- have high risk social situations (for example, known maternal mental illness; involvement of youth protection; known alcohol and drug abuse; adoption; identified congenital anomalies);
- gave birth at term; and
- have infants with significant birth defects or serious medical conditions in addition to prematurity.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00527956
Principal Investigator: | Luisa Ciofani, RN, M.Sc.(A) | McGill Univsersity Health Centre |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00527956 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PSY 07-009 |
First Posted: | September 11, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 9, 2008 |
Last Verified: | June 2008 |
Keywords provided by McGill University Health Center:
Breastfeeding premature infants |