CompletedNot Applicable

A Prenatal Bonding Intervention for Pregnant Women With Depression

United Kingdom21 participantsStarted 2022-11-17

Plain-language summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a group for pregnant women with depression that aims to help them build a stronger relationship with their unborn baby. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the group acceptable to pregnant women with depression? * Is it possible to run this group with pregnant women with depression? * Could the group potentially impact bonding, parental reflective functioning and mood? Participants will be asked to: * attend the group (which lasts 90mins) * complete questionnaires before and after the group, and 1 month later

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 99 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Currently pregnant
✓. Aged ≥18 years
✓. Between 20- and 34-weeks' gestation
✓. Currently experiencing depressive symptoms as identified by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
✓. Resident in or accessing services in a London borough served by South London \& Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Exclusion criteria

✕. Experiencing severe depression or current severe co-morbid diagnoses e.g. psychosis
✕. Endorse 'yes, quite often' or 'sometimes' on question 10 of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; in the past 7 days, 'the thought of harming myself has occurred to me') at screening
✕. Unable to complete informed consent and the questionnaires in English

What they're measuring

Change on Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS)

Timeframe: Baseline, up to 48-hours post-intervention, 1-month follow-up

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05628675

SponsorKing's College London

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-07-12

Results submitted2024-08-08

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