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Prenatal Counseling for Postpartum Health

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Led By Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS

Research Sponsored by University of California, Davis

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Aged 18-40 years

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 24 months postpartum

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will help determine if either of these interventions leads to improved maternal health outcomes.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for pregnant women aged 18-40, fluent in English, expecting one baby between 27-37 weeks along, born in the US, with access to a text-capable phone and internet. It's not for those with multiple babies, HIV or breastfeeding contraindications, past certain breast surgeries, using assisted reproduction like IVF.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study compares two counseling interventions during pregnancy: one focuses on benefits of breastfeeding for mothers' health; the other emphasizes advantages of having smoke-free homes. Women are randomly assigned to either group and followed up until at least six months postpartum.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves counseling rather than medical treatments or drugs, there are no direct physical side effects expected from participating. However, emotional or psychological responses to the content discussed cannot be entirely predicted.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am between 18 and 40 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 24 months postpartum

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~24 months postpartum

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 months postpartum for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Duration of breastfeeding

Secondary outcome measures

Duration of any breastfeeding or pumping at 24 months postpartum

Knowledge of the maternal health benefits of lactation

Smoke-free home policy

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Counseling about the Maternal Benefits of BreastfeedingActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will review a slide deck while receiving scripted counseling designed to increase understanding of the maternal health benefits of breastfeeding.

Group II: Counseling about the benefits of Smoke-free HomesActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will review a slide deck while receiving scripted counseling designed to increase understanding of the health benefits of smoke free homes.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)FED

84 Previous Clinical Trials

151,036 Total Patients Enrolled

University of California, DavisLead Sponsor

910 Previous Clinical Trials

4,706,540 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Maternal Care Patterns

60 Patients Enrolled for Maternal Care Patterns

Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MSPrincipal InvestigatorUC Davis Health

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there still an opportunity for individuals to join this experiment?

"An examination of the clinicaltrials.gov website reveals that this trial is no longer recruiting patients, having last been updated on April 7th 2022. However, there are currently 183 other studies in need of volunteers."

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Are participants of this trial required to be over 25 years old?

"Prospective patients must between 18 and 40 years of age to be eligible for this trial. Alternatively, there are 43 studies designated for minors and 116 research programs catered to the elderly population."

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Could I become part of this medical research experiment?

"This study is seeking 451 individuals within the age range of 18-40 who have a history of maternal care between them. To qualify, applicants must possess access to both text messaging and the internet via smart phone or other device, be nulliparous pregnant women with singleton pregnancies in 27-37 weeks gestation, and meet the stipulated age criteria."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Healthy Moms: Prenatal Counseling for Postpartum Health

2021. "Healthy Moms: Prenatal Counseling for Postpartum Health". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04601987.