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Trauma-informed Obstetric Care for Perinatal Health: a Pilot Study

NCT07195058 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-09-26

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Summary

The study will test trauma-informed obstetric care training and supervision for obstetric clinicians in relation to prenatal mental health and attachment formation (early predictors of child development) in women presenting for prenatal care in a public hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Conditions

  • Mother to Child Transmission
  • Breast Feeding
  • Trauma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Trauma Informed Obstetric Care (TIOC)

TIOC providers will receive a training that was developed for this study. Elements of trauma-informed care described in the literature -combined with the experience of the study team, with deep expertise in trauma-informed obstetric care, were used to create three training modules, each of which includes didactics and role-plays to help participants practice and embody skills they learn. The three modules are: 1. Effects of trauma on physiological and psychological process relevant to pregnancy and childbirth. 2. Body language and verbal language for safety, respect, and patient agency 3. Recognizing and responding to distress and dissociation

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Pamela Scorza, ScD · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-23
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • Argentina

Study Locations

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