Stress Psychological
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, unblinded, randomized controlled clinical trial. Experimental group: 183 postpartum mothers of premature newborns who attend the human milk bank of a public hospital. They will rece
s milk bank. Control group: 183 postpartum mothers of premature newborns who attend the hospital&apos
s milk bank. They will not receive the meditation program during their newborn&apos
s hospitalization.
Sponsors
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Hospital Materno Infantil Presidente Vargas
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mothers of premature newborns admitted to the hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Illicit drug use; use of medication incompatible with breastfeeding; lack of interest in breastfeeding; presence of severe disturbance of consciousness/behavior; not participating in another study; multiple births; newborn with metabolic disease; death.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An increase in the rate of premature newborns being breastfed at the time of hospital discharge is expected, as determined by the medical record at the time of hospital discharge. The success of the intervention will be defined as a minimum absolute increase of 15 percentage points in this rate, compared to the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the impact of guided meditation intervention on the psychological well-being and stress levels of postpartum women in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, using a mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative analysis of reports in a logbook with quantitative measurement using validated psychometric scales, comparing the results with a control group.;To assess whether the practice of guided meditation is associated with an increase in the frequency of human milk bank visits among postpartum women in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, compared to those receiving only usual care.;To verify the association between the practice of guided meditation and the total volume of breast milk extracted from the human milk bank by postpartum women in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, comparing the average production between the intervention group and the group receiving usual care. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCaroline Costa
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Outcome results
None listed