Breastfeeding vs. Pumped Milk: Infant Nutrition Study
This study compares the health and development of babies who feed directly at the breast versus those who get pumped breast milk. It aims to understand how different ways of feeding human milk affect infant nutrition and growth.
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Who can take part
- You are a breastfeeding mom between 20 and 40 years old.
- Your baby is a single baby, born full-term (after 37 weeks), and is less than 1 month old.
- You either breastfeed mostly at the breast (more than 75% of feeds, pumping no more than once a day) OR mostly pump and feed expressed milk (more than 75% of feeds).
- You do not feed a mix of both breast and expressed milk more than 25% of the time.
- Your baby gets less than 10 ounces of formula per day.
- Both you and your baby are generally healthy with no serious medical conditions.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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