A Prenatal Bonding Intervention for Pregnant Women With Depression

Sponsor
King's College London
Study ID
NCT05628675
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
18 Years - 99 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Baby CHAT — OTHER
    Baby CHAT is an approximately 90-minute group intervention to be delivered during pregnancy. The group is comprised of psychoeducational material about a baby's social development after birth and while the baby is growing in the womb. Attendees are encouraged to think about when an infant's social development begins and consider whether this occurs before or after birth. Participants are then shown a video clip of Reissland et al.'s (2016) study showing 4D ultrasound images of foetuses mouthing in response to sounds that are presented to them outside the womb. During Baby CHAT, parents are encouraged to reflect on this information in the context of their own baby's development, including their likes and dislikes, routine and personality. The final section of the group involves generating ideas for social activities that parents can try with their baby prior to birth, such as singing to, massaging or reading to their baby.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a group for pregnant women with depression that aims to help them build a stronger relationship with their unborn baby. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the group acceptable to pregnant women with depression? * Is it possible to run this group with pregnant women with depression? * Could the group potentially impact bonding, parental reflective functioning and mood? Participants will be asked to: * attend the group (which lasts 90mins) * complete questionnaires before and after the group, and 1 month later

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 17, 2022
Status verified
Aug 2022
Primary completion
Jul 12, 2023
Completion
Jul 12, 2023

Study Design

Enrollment
21 participants (actual)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention
    Single-session 90-minute psychoeducational group ("Baby CHAT") delivered antenatally.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change on Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, up to 48-hours post-intervention, 1-month follow-up ]

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