Structured lactation support for mothers of very low birthweight preterm infants and establishment of human donor milk banks in German NICUs (Neo-MILK): protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation cluster-randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human milk, especially mother's own milk (MOM), is vital for newborns and crucial for very low birthweight (VLBW, <1500 g) preterm infants, who face increased vulnerability. As the production of MOM may be impeded due to preterm birth, it is important to provide lactation support and establish human donor milk (HDM) banks to provide HDM when MOM is fully or initially absent. This protocol describes the design of a study evaluating the effectiveness, implementation and economic aspects of an intervention, which aims to ensure access to MOM or HDM for VLBW infants from the first day of life in German neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Methods and analysis

The hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation cluster-randomised controlled trial, using a stepped-wedge de

SUBMITTER: Dymek NG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11800210 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature