Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) Transitions
University of Pennsylvania
20 participants
Sep 11, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This is a randomized controlled trial of a dyad-centered, doula support and healthcare coordination model of care in a large urban neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which serves a high-risk, low-income, majority Black population. In addition to doula support and coordination of care in the NICU, there will be a warm handoff to a community doula to continue the support once infants leave the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) NICU.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- HUP postpartum patients who are at least 16 years old at the time their newborns' birth
- Infant born at HUP
- Preterm birth \<34 weeks
- English language speaking
Exclusion Criteria4
- Unable to read or sign informed consent
- Parents of infants transferred into HUP NICU
- If the medical team believes that the infant may not live or be transferred to another hospital in upcoming weeks
- HUP postpartum patients who are less than 16 years of age at the time of their newborns' birth
Interventions
Doula support including care coordination to mental and medical health services in the NICU, with a warm handoff to a community doula to continue the support once infants leave the HUP NICU.
Locations(1)
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NCT06521398