The Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project
The Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project
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The Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project is a collaboration between the UMCG, Lifelines, Philips and Regional SMEs (about 20 companies united in LifeCooperative). The Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project is co-financed by the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund, the Northern Netherlands Partnership (SNN), the Province of Groningen, the Province of Friesland and the Municipality of Groningen.
What is the Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project?
In this supplemental study, we ask Lifelines NEXT participants to test the Philips Avent 396/11 breast pump and to periodically complete questionnaires about the use of the pump and their experience with it. With this study, we want to investigate whether mothers want to or can breastfeed longer with the Philips Avent breast pump as compared to other brands of breast pumps or without the use of a pump. For example, researchers will look at ease of use, comfort, the amount of bottled breastmilk and how quickly breastfeeding gets established.
The goal of the Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project
Philips will use the results of this research to further improve breast pump products. This will make it easier for future mothers to breastfeed their child for a longer period of time. Furthermore, we will investigate the relationship between the use of the breast pump, the duration of breastfeeding and the quality of life in young families. By participating, participants contribute to (research for) a healthier future!
Privacy guarantee
The data collected in this project is used for joint scientific research and development of products that promote health. The agreements on privacy are laid down in an agreement with all involved parties. Philips gains insight into the anonymized data at group level, focused on product development, which means that data can never be traced back to the participants. This guarantees the protection of personal data.
Frequently Asked Questions Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project.
Parties involved
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The Province of Groningen, the Province of Friesland, the Municipality of Groningen, SNN, the UMCG, Philips, Regional SMEs (united in LifeCooperative, about 20 companies) and Lifelines.
Participation
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You can participate in the Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project if you are a Lifelines NEXT participant, have not yet given birth and want to breastfeed.
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Completing the questionnaires takes about 10–15 minutes per questionnaire.
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If you choose to participate, the breast pump will be brought to your home by a doctor's assistant. You will then be asked to use the breast pump and to periodically fill out questionnaires about its use and your experience with it.
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By participating in the Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project you test the Philips Avent 396/11. With the research results that this yields, products can be improved and developed in order to promote health. By participating, you contribute to (research for) a healthier future!
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There are no disadvantages to participating in the Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project. If there were, we were obliged to report this to the Medical Ethics Committee (which must approve these types of studies) and to participants of the project. It is true that we ask the participants to answer questions about the breast pump. This requires some effort from the participant and can potentially be experienced as a disadvantage.
The Breast Pump
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We ask you to start using the breast pump as soon as you start pumping milk.
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It is entirely up to you how long you want to breastfeed and therefore how long you use the breast pump.
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It is entirely up to you how often you want to express milk and therefore how often you use the breast pump.
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No, it is not possible to use the breast pump in combination with other breast pumps because this would affect our ability to measure the effect of the Philips Avent 396/11.
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Yes, the breast pump is easy to clean. The breast pump comes with an instruction manual that tells you how best to do this.
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The Philips Avent 396/11 breast pump is a single breast pump.
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No, you do not have to return the breast pump to us afterwards.
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If you have not used the pump, we would like to get it back so that we can give it to another participant. In that case, you can contact your doctor's assistant or the Lifelines NEXT Service bureau to have the breast pump collected.
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No, unfortunately. Within the breast pump project, we only have a small number of pumps to test and need to do so with as many different women as possible.
Privacy
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Philips gains insight into the anonymized data at group level, focused on product development. The data can therefore never be traced back to you as a participant.
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The collected data is used for joint scientific research and product development to improve health.
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The agreements on privacy are laid down in an agreement with all parties involved. This guarantees the protection of personal data. In addition, the Lifelines NEXT – Breast Pump Project includes a secure ICT infrastructure for the exchange of data, which guarantees privacy and anonymity.