Early mouth care with human milk for very preterm babies
Part of Genetic & congenital clinical trials.
This study tests whether giving tiny amounts of human milk to the mouth early can help very preterm babies (born at 32 weeks or earlier) learn to feed better. It may reduce the time they need IV fluids or a feeding tube.
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Who can take part
- Your baby must have been born at 32 weeks of pregnancy or earlier.
- Your baby must be getting your breast milk or donor milk at the time of screening.
- Your baby cannot be getting only formula.
- Your baby cannot have a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- Your baby cannot have a heart defect that requires surgery.
- Your baby cannot have had a serious gut infection called necrotizing enterocolitis or a known chromosome condition.
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