Pacifiers and Breastfeeding Among Mothers at Risk for Postpartum Depression
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Depression, Depression, Healthy Studies, Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology, Other, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any - 45 |
| Updated: | 10/19/2018 |
| Start Date: | April 2019 |
| End Date: | March 2021 |
| Contact: | Laura R Kair, MD |
| Email: | lrkair@ucdavis.edu |
| Phone: | 916-734-7308 |
Effect of Hospital Pacifier Distribution on Breastfeeding Among Mothers at High Risk for Postpartum Depression
We will enroll 40 mother-infant dyads in a randomized trial exploring the effect of
distribution of pacifiers during the birth hospitalization to mothers at high risk for
postpartum depression on pacifier use, infant feeding, and maternal stress.
distribution of pacifiers during the birth hospitalization to mothers at high risk for
postpartum depression on pacifier use, infant feeding, and maternal stress.
This study is a pilot a randomized controlled trial to determine if pacifier distribution
affects breastfeeding among mothers at high risk for postpartum depression. We will recruit
40 mothers of healthy singleton births in a U.S. hospital who are at high risk of postpartum
depression and randomly assign them to receive a pacifier or not. We will ascertain pacifier
use, maternal stress, and infant feeding behaviors with web-based surveys at 2, 4, 6, 12, 18,
and 24 weeks. Mothers will also wear a wristband to detect maternal heart rate variability
throughout the first 6 weeks as a marker of maternal stress.
affects breastfeeding among mothers at high risk for postpartum depression. We will recruit
40 mothers of healthy singleton births in a U.S. hospital who are at high risk of postpartum
depression and randomly assign them to receive a pacifier or not. We will ascertain pacifier
use, maternal stress, and infant feeding behaviors with web-based surveys at 2, 4, 6, 12, 18,
and 24 weeks. Mothers will also wear a wristband to detect maternal heart rate variability
throughout the first 6 weeks as a marker of maternal stress.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Breastfeeding mother/infant dyad, receiving postpartum care at UC Davis Medical
Center, maternal personal or family history of depression or postpartum depression,
mother 18-45 years of age, infant 12-72 hours of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- infant without congenital anomalies that could affect feeding (cleft lip/palate,
chromosomal anomaly, micro or retrognathia), infant preterm (born prior to 37 weeks'
gestation), mother unable to participate in English, infant admitted to the neonatal
intensive care unit, No smart phone
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