Can financial support for breast milk boost preterm Babies' brain development?

NCT ID NCT07702318

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study follows very low birth weight infants whose mothers received an economic intervention to encourage providing their own milk. Researchers will assess the children's thinking, language, motor skills, body composition, and healthcare costs at age 2. The goal is to understand whether the intervention and longer duration of mother's milk lead to better early childhood outcomes.

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Active substance: economic intervention to encourage mothers to provide their own milk for very premature infants
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that supporting mothers of preterm infants to provide breast milk improves children's brain development and health while reducing healthcare costs.
What could go wrong: This is an observational follow-up, not a new treatment test. Results may be influenced by many factors beyond the original intervention, and the sample size is modest.

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Conditions

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Premature Birth

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PRETERM

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Locations

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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