STEP (Supporting the Transition to and Engagement in Parenthood) is a manualized group intervention for pregnant women exposed to early life adversity designed to foster emotion regulation and reflective capacities in participants.
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Change in psychological distress from baseline (2nd trimester of pregnancy) to the end of the third trimester of pregnancy (around 36 weeks) and from baseline to 6-months postpartum
Timeframe: Data will be collected at recruitment (2nd trimester of pregnancy), at 36-weeks of pregnancy and at 6-months postnatal. The assessment time frame thus covers a period of 13 months.
Perception of change in domains of functioning during pregnancy
Timeframe: Administered at one time-point, at the end of the third trimester of pregnancy. The participant will report on perceived changes during the last 9 months.
Level of satisfaction concerning the intervention
Timeframe: Satisfaction assessed after each session of the program and after its ending. Satisfaction is thus assessed between the second trimester of pregnancy and 36-weeks of pregnancy, for a total time frame up to 7-months.
Prenatal reflective functioning
Timeframe: Administered at one time-point, at the end of the third trimester of pregnancy. The measure will assess current level of reflective functions.
Parental reflective functioning
Timeframe: Administered at one time-point, at 6-moths postpartum. The measure will assess current level of reflective functions.
Change in trauma-specific reflective functioning
Timeframe: Data will be collected at recruitment (2nd trimester of pregnancy), at 36-weeks of pregnancy and at 6-months postnatal. The assessment time frame thus covers a period of 13 months.
Change in trauma-specific reflective functioning
Timeframe: Administered at one time-point, at 6-moths postpartum. The measure will assess current level of reflective functions.