Mouth care with human milk for premature babies
Part of Genetic & congenital, Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial is testing whether giving gentle mouth care with human milk to very premature babies in the NICU can help their health. It focuses on babies born early and with low birth weight whose mothers can provide milk.
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Who can take part
- Baby born at 30 weeks or earlier in pregnancy
- Baby weighed 1500 grams (about 3 pounds 5 ounces) or less at birth
- Mother is at least 18 years old
- No serious birth defects of the face, lungs, or digestive system
- Baby is expected to live more than 7 days after birth
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