RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06521398

Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) Transitions

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Enrollment

20 participants

Start Date

Sep 11, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Premature Birth Postpartum Depression Postpartum Anxiety

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

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 16 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is developing and testing a better care program to support mothers of premature babies (born before 34 weeks) during the transition from the NICU to home, focusing on the postpartum period. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a mother who gave birth at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) - Your baby was born prematurely (before 34 weeks) - You are at least 16 years old - You speak English **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are unable to read or sign informed consent - Your baby was transferred into the NICU from another hospital - Your medical team thinks your baby is unlikely to survive or will be transferred to another facility soon - You are younger than 16 Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERDoula Support

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.