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Pumping to Up Maternal Milk Production for Preterms

Pumping to Up Maternal Milk Production for Preterms (PUMMPP)

Who can join

28 Days · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Inborn infants \<32 weeks gestation
* Out-born infants transferred to our facility \<48hours of life
* Infants \<1500 grams at birth
* Infants whose parents/ guardians have provided legal consent for study participation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Infants with birthing persons' that are severe/critically ill
* Birthing persons of infants \<18 years old
* Infants with terminal illness or decision to withhold or limit support
* infants with major congenital anomalies, chromosomal disorders, or congenital infections

About the study

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of breast-pumping frequency on breast milk supply/ volume in mothers of preterm infants. The main question it aims to answer is:

\- What effect does pumping frequency have on breast milk supply.

Researchers will compare breastmilk supply of mothers who pump every 2 hours to the supply of those who pump every 3 hours to see if there is a difference in the amount of breastmilk they produce.

Participants will be assigned to either pump every 2 hours or every 3 hours and record how many milliliters of breastmilk they produce daily for the first 28 days of their baby's life.

What is being tested

• Pumping every 2 hours (behavioral)
• breast pumping every 3 hours (behavioral)

Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Participants: 70 · Started: Jun 11, 2025

Contact the study team

• Colm Travers, MD · Phone: 205-934-8793
• Folasade Aderibigbe, MD · Phone: 205-934-8793

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06673160

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Breastfeeding
• Breast Milk Expression

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