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Maternal Stress, Milk Composition, and Preterm Neurodevelopment

Maternal Stress, Human Milk Composition, and Neurodevelopmental and Feeding Outcomes

Who can join

28 Weeks – 34 Weeks · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* preterm infant born between 25 0/7 and 34 6/7 weeks' gestation that are medically stable for study procedures
* mother of preterm infant meeting criteria and a) 18 to 45 years of age at the time of delivery

Exclusion Criteria:

* infants: major congenital anomalies, anticipated death, positive blood culture at birth, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, grade IV intraventricular hemorrhage, or plan to transfer care before discharge (35-37 weeks postmenstrual age).
* mothers: known congenital metabolic, endocrine disease or congenital illness affecting infant feeding/growth

About the study

This study explores the associations between maternal stress, breastmilk composition, and feeding and neurodevelopment for preterm infants in the NICU and at 4 months corrected age.

Sponsor: University of Minnesota · Participants: 120 · Started: Dec 9, 2022

Contact the study team

• Emily Nagel, PhD, RD · Phone: 612-624-9222

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05537454

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Premature Birth

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.