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EXPRESS

EXpressing in PREmaturity – Simple interventionS: Does a guided relaxation audio track increase yield of expressed milk in mothers of very preterm infants? A randomised controlled trial and nested exploratory work

Trial started: 2021  Trial ended: 2023

Show Publications
  • Levene I, O\'Brien F, Fewtrell M, Quigley MA. The relationship of early expressed milk quantity and later full breastmilk feeding after very preterm birth: A cohort study. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2024;n/a(n/a):e13719.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13719
  • Levene I, Fewtrell M, Quigley MA, O’Brien F. The relationship of milk expression pattern and lactation outcomes after very premature birth: A cohort study. PLoS One. 2024;19(7):e0307522.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307522
  • Levene I, Quigley MA, Fewtrell M, O’Brien F. Does extremely early expression of colostrum after very preterm birth improve mother’s own milk quantity? A cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2024;109(5):475.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326784
  • Levene I, Hardy P, Bell JL, Cole C, Stanbury K, O’Brien F, Fewtrell M, Quigley MA. Lactation-focused audio relaxation versus standard care for mothers of very preterm infants (the EXPRESS randomised clinical trial). Pediatr Res. 2024.
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03577-7
  • Levene I, Alderdice F, McCleverty B, O’Brien F, Fewtrell M, Quigley MA. A report on parent involvement in planning a randomised controlled trial in neonatology and lactation – insights for current and future research. International Breastfeeding Journal. 2022;17(1):69.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-022-00509-1
Published Protocol
  • Levene I, Bell JL, Cole C, Stanbury K, O’Brien F, Fewtrell M, et al. Comparing the effect of a lactation-specific relaxation and visualisation intervention versus standard care on lactation and mental health outcomes in mothers of very premature infants (the EXPRESS trial): study protocol for a multi-centre, unmasked, randomised, parallel-group trial. Trials. 2022;23(1):611.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06570-9
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