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Support for Low-Income Mothers of Preterm Infants

This study is looking at whether giving financial support to low-income mothers of premature babies can help them spend more time with their infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Premature birth (babies born early) can lead to health problems, and mothers' presence in the NICU is important for their baby's development. You might be able to join if you are a mother aged 18 or older, eligible for Medicaid, have a baby born between 24 and 34 weeks of pregnancy, and your baby is being cared for at one of the study sites in Massachusetts or Georgia. The study will measure if this financial support helps mothers provide breast milk and engage in skin-to-skin care for their babies. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to include 420 mothers. Participants will be assigned to either receive financial transfers or not.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Mothers in the intervention group will receive financial transfers of $160/week on a debit card.
Follow-up
Primary endpoints are measured from NICU admission to discharge or 42 weeks corrected gestational age, whichever comes earlier (maximum of 18 weeks).

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NCT06362798

Effect of Support for Low-Income Mothers of Preterm Infants

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalHealth services
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
~420 participants
Updated 2026-01-08 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Financial Transfers

At a glance

Recruiting sites
4 of 4 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Provision of breast milk (proportion)
Measured over From NICU admission to discharge or 42 weeks corrected gestational age, whichever comes earlier (maximum of 18 weeks)
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Preterm Birth
Low; Birthweight, Extremely (999 Grams or Less)

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Where it's being run

4 sites across 2 states
Massachusetts3
Georgia1

Study leadership

  • Margaret Parker, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · UMass Memorial Health
  • Margaret McConnell, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Who to contact

Margaret McConnell, PhD
[email protected]
203-745-8321
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Mother is eligible for Medicaid insurance.
Has an infant or infants born 24 0/7-34 1/7 weeks gestation.
Mother's baby is cared for at one of the four enrolling study sites located in Massachusetts or Georgia.
Mother is eligible to breastfeed (per hospital criteria).

Exclusion

Mother is not English- or Spanish-speaking.

What this trial measures

  • Provision of breast milk (proportion)From NICU admission to discharge or 42 weeks corrected gestational age, whichever comes earlier (maximum of 18 weeks)

    Proportion of nursing shift-total enteral intake that is maternal breast milk fed via gavage tube or bottle.

  • Provision of skin-to-skin careFrom NICU admission to discharge or 42 weeks corrected gestational age, whichever comes earlier (maximum of 18 weeks)

    Proportion of nursing shifts where mother performs skin-to-skin care for at least one hour.