Aims of the study
The aim of the Neo-MILK study is to develop a structured lactation and breastfeeding support programme, explicitly adapted to the needs of parents of preterm infants weighing less than 1,500 grams in the German NICU setting. The structured breastfeeding and lactation programme will be accompanied by an app, which will be designed to support mothers during the pumping period. This will be by provision of evidence-based information (videos and text) and by reminding mothers to pump regularly and at the same time helping to document the amount of expressed milk. The structured lactation support will be complemented by the establishment of HDMBs, which also aim to achieve the primary study goal of ensuring that as many VLBW preterm infants as possible are fed with MOM (