FamilyLink and Breastfeeding

Impact of Visual Contact With the Premature Infant on Maternal Breast Milk Expression

The central hypothesis guiding this project is that having mothers view live video of their babies while they are pumping increases milk volume, caloric density, and maternal pumping experience.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mothers of 30 preterm infants (born before 34 weeks gestational age) admitted to the University of California, Davis neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
• Mother is pumping breastmilk
• Delivery at least 7 days prior
• Mother not an inpatient,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mother has HIV
• Mother without access to a computer, smartphone, or tablet to access FamilyLink
• Infant delivered via surrogacy
• Maternal age outside limit of 18 to 50