The central hypothesis guiding this project is that having mothers view live video of their babies while they are pumping increases milk volume, caloric density, and maternal pumping experience.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
39
Viewing baby via FamilyLink while pumping
Not viewing baby via FamilyLink while pumping
University of California-Davis
Sacramento, California, United States
Mean volume of Breast Milk
Difference in the the mean volume of breast milk expressed between intervention pumping sessions and control pumping sessions
Time frame: Two days
Pumping Efficiency
Pumping Efficiency will be calculated using the volume of breast milk expressed divided by the number of minutes of the pumping session
Time frame: Three times per day for two days
FamilyLink breast milk fat content
Breast milk fat content will be measured from a 5 ml sample of milk collected after a FamilyLink pumping session; The total weight and kilocalories/mL of each nutrient will be tested
Time frame: One day
Standard breast milk fat content
Breast milk fat content will be measured from a 5 ml sample of milk collected after a Standard pumping session; The total weight and kilocalories/mL of each nutrient will be tested
Time frame: One day
FamilyLink breast milk protein content
Breast milk protein content will be measured from a 5 ml sample of milk collected after a FamilyLink pumping session; The total weight and kilocalories/mL of each nutrient will be tested
Time frame: One day
Standard breast milk protein content
Breast milk protein content will be measured from a 5 ml sample of milk collected after a Standard pumping session; The total weight and kilocalories/mL of each nutrient will be tested
Time frame: One day
FamilyLink breast milk carbohydrate content
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Breast milk carbohydrate content will be measured from a 5 ml sample of milk collected after a FamilyLink pumping session; The total weight and kilocalories/mL of each nutrient will be tested
Time frame: One day
Standard breast milk carbohydrate content
Breast milk carbohydrate content will be measured from a 5 ml sample of milk collected after a Standard pumping session; The total weight and kilocalories/mL of each nutrient will be tested
Time frame: One day
Quantitative pumping experience
Breast Milk Expression Experience Personal Experience Subscale; a five question subscale to measure participants experience with breastfeeding; the minimum score is 5 and the maximum score is 25 (higher scores indicate better outcomes)
Time frame: Three times per day for two days
Qualitative pumping experience
Mothers will be asked open-ended questions, "How was your pumping experience?" "Please describe your experience watching your baby while pumping." "Would you want to use FamilyLink during pumping in the future? Why or why not?" and "Any suggestions to improve the FamilyLink pumping experience?" Responses to these items will be analyzed qualitatively.
Time frame: Two days