Trial reportJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2020
Timing of milk expression following delivery in mothers delivering preterm very low birth weight infants: a randomized trial.
Trial report in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biomarker-based text messages to promote lactation success in mothers of critically Ill infants: a randomized controlled pilot study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Trial
- Leveraging mHealth and a milk expression frequency biomarker during postpartum to prolong lactation among parents of critically ill infants: a pilot study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023Trial
- Effect of Postpartum Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate on Lactation in Mothers of Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2021Trial
- Oral care with human milk is associated with increased human milk feeding and breastfeeding for newborns with critical congenital heart disease.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Effect of antenatal colostrum expression teaching on breastfeeding practices and birth outcomes: a retrospective case-control chart review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Breast Milk Expression Frequency and Production, Na Concentrations and Na:K Ratios in the First 4 Weeks After Preterm Birth.Nutrients · 2026Article
- The Swedish national guideline on immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and mother-newborn couplet care.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Once- Versus Twice-Daily Measures of Mothers' Own Milk Biomarkers: Does It Make a Difference in Research and Practice?Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a model for predicting the risks for delayed onset of lactogenesis stage II for Chinese pregnant women.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Effect of Room Arrangement on the Mood and Milk Volume of Mothers Who Had Cesarean Delivery and Were Not with Their Infants.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Does extremely early expression of colostrum after very preterm birth improve mother's own milk quantity? A cohort study.Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2024Article
- Multi-prong quality improvement approach for increasing mother's own milk use for very low birth weight infants.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Article
- Lactation support in neonatal intensive care units in Germany from the mothers' perspective - a mixed-method study of the current status and needs.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Milk Biomarkers of Secretory Activation in Breast Pump-Dependent Mothers of Preterm Infants: An Integrative Review.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2024Review
- Where does the time go? Temporal patterns of pumping behaviors in mothers of very preterm infants vary by sociodemographic and clinical factors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- An evaluation of patient comfort levels during expression with a modified pumping program: a prospective proof of concept study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding and human milk in the NICU: From birth to discharge.Paediatrics & child health · 2023Review
- Early pumping frequency and coming to volume for mother's own milk feeding in hospitalized infants.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023Article
- Effect of parturition time and photoperiod on milk production, quality, and somatic cell count traits of pure and crossbred goats in a different production system.Tropical animal health and production · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the effect of timing of expression initiation on mother's own milk production and time to secretory activation in mothers of preterm infants. STUDY
design180 mothers delivering infants ≤1500 grams and ≤32 weeks gestation were randomized to begin expression within 60 (early), 61-180 (intermediate) or 181-360 (late) minutes following delivery. Milk volume was measured on days 1-7 and weekly for 6 weeks. Time to secretory activation was determined through self-report.
resultsThe late group produced more milk than the early group in the first 3 days (p = 0.015-0.031) and over 6 weeks (p = 0.045). The late group had more expressions on day 1 (early: p = 0.049; intermediate; p = 0.048).
conclusionInitiation of expression at 181-360 min following delivery was associated with increased milk production for 6 weeks following delivery. Further research is needed to determine the effect of expression frequency on milk production in the first days following birth.
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