Table 2.
Schedule of trial procedures
| Procedures | From the day of birth (day 0) up to midnight on day 3 of life | Day 4, 14 (E1 & E2) | Day 4 to 7 | Day 21 (E3) | 32 weeks post-menstrual age (exploratory timepoint) | 36 weeks post-menstrual age (F1), 9 and 18 weeks after estimated date of delivery (F2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only applies if infant born at <27 weeks gestation | In the abbreviated follow-up period the trial completes at F1 | |||||
| Informed consent | ✔ | |||||
| Eligibility assessment | ✔ | |||||
| Randomisation | ✔ | |||||
| Baseline Questionnaire | ✔ | |||||
| Maternal training and assessment on use of scales | ✔ | |||||
| Check-in and verify accurate use of scales | ✔ | |||||
| Questionnaire & 24-h expressing log | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Maternal mental health questionnaires | ✔ | |||||
| Text message response | ✔ | ✔ |