Meditation may boost breastmilk for NICU moms, study hopes
NCT ID NCT07351799
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether teaching mindfulness and meditation to mothers with babies in the neonatal ICU can increase breastmilk volume and reduce stress. Forty mothers will be split into two groups: one gets standard care, the other adds mindfulness training. Researchers will measure milk output, stress hormones, and anxiety levels over 20 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mindfulness and meditation based lactation education
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to help NICU mothers increase breastmilk supply and lower stress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all mothers. It also relies on self-reported data, which can be unreliable.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Maternal age \> 20 years of age * Read, write and understand English * Infant NICU admit * Infant birthplace of Rochester, MN (Mayo Clinic) * Maternal adherence to pumping ≥ 8 times in 24 hours * Mother enrolled within 72 hours of birth * Gestational age of neonate at birth of \< 34 0/7 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Maternal extensive existing mindfulness practice * Maternal breast/chest surgery * Maternal polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) * Maternal current illicit substance abuse * Diagnosis of maternal current severe mental health concerns * Maternal multiple gestation (twins or higher order) pregnancy and delivery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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