U.S., Oct. 20 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07881731) titled 'Postpartum Care in the NICU Multi-Site Breastfeeding' on Oct. 07.
Brief Summary: Parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face unique barriers to long-term breastfeeding and lactation. The physical and emotional demands of having a critically ill or premature newborn combined with the stress, sleep deprivation, and separation inherent to the NICU environment make it difficult for many mothers to sustain breastfeeding and lactation, even when they want to. At the same time, NICU mothers are at elevated risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and poor health-related quality of life, which can further underm...