Partnering With Parents for Pumping Success: Feasibility of Personalized Lactation Support Utilizing Point-of-Care Human Milk Biomarkers
Objective: Establish feasibility, acceptance, and time cost of parent-led parent milk Na testing in the first 14 days postpartum Secondary Objective: Further investigate relationships between pumping behaviours, lactation risk factors, daily milk Na and lactation outcomes Exploratory Objective: Explore how POC Na data may be used to modify pumping behaviour and milk volumes
• Consent provided
• Have delivered a preterm singleton or twin infant at \<35 weeks gestation admitted to a study NICU at birth or transferred into a study NICU from another NICU within the first 72 hours postpartum
• Day 5 or less postpartum (Day 1 = day of delivery) upon enrollment (ideally day 3 or less)
• Plans to lactate at least 2 weeks and initiate lactation with a breast pump
• Expected infant NICU stay of 7+ (ideally 14+) days in enrollment NICU(s)