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Doula Support for Young Mothers: A Randomized Trial

NCT01925664 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 248

Last updated 2013-09-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of a doula home visiting intervention on young, low-income mothers' birth outcomes, breastfeeding, postpartum depressive symptoms, and parenting, and on their children's development.

Conditions

  • Parenting
  • Breastfeeding
  • Depression, Postpartum

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Doula

This intervention included doulas providing weekly home visits during the last trimester of pregnancy and up to three months postpartum. Home visits focused on prenatal health, preparation for childbirth, breastfeeding education, and developing a relationship with the baby. Doulas also were present in the hospital during labor, delivery, and postpartum providing emotional support, non-medical comfort measures, and breastfeeding counseling.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau

    collaborator FED

  • University of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sydney L Hans, PhD · University of Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-01-31
Primary Completion
2006-08-31
Completion
2006-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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