Many pregnant women have experienced trauma, which can make perinatal care stressful and increase the risk of pregnancy-related health conditions. However, obstetric providers can modify procedures to reduce distress and enhance patients' sense of control and safety. Although obstetric providers frequently care for trauma survivors, most are not trained in trauma-informed care (TIC). Additionally, there are no data on feasibility, appropriateness, or acceptability of TIC tools and interventions in the context of obstetrics. The goal of this project is to develop the first, stakeholder-informed obstetric TIC toolkit composed of treatment protocols, clinician training, trauma and violence screening tools, and other resources to help obstetric providers apply TIC practices to all clinical interactions in addition to identifying and providing support for trauma survivors. The obstetric TIC intervention toolkit (OB-TIC) will be developed in collaboration with key stakeholders (pregnant and postpartum patients, nurses, physicians, and administrators) to ensure that it is feasible, acceptable, appropriate, cost-effective, and clinically useful. Current practices and preferences will be characterized in qualitative interviews with stakeholders which will inform the development of OBTIC in collaboration with a community working group of stakeholders. A pilot implementation trial of OB-TIC will be conducted in outpatient obstetrics clinics to gather real-world data that will inform the final intervention toolkit, which will be tested on a larger scale in future studies.
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Evaluation of intervention components for adaptation and scale-up implementation
Timeframe: Surveys to evaluate specific components of the OB-TIC toolkit will be given in early implementation (2-3 months)
Evaluation of intervention components for adaptation and scale-up implementation
Timeframe: Surveys to evaluate specific components of the OB-TIC toolkit will be given in sustainment (6-12 months)
Change in Acceptability of Intervention Measure
Timeframe: Clinicians are given the survey in early implementation (2-3 months) and sustainment (6-12 months)
Change in Intervention Appropriateness Measure
Timeframe: Clinicians are given the survey in early implementation (2-3 months) and sustainment (6-12 months)
Change in Feasibility of Intervention Measure
Timeframe: Clinicians are given the survey in early implementation (2-3 months) and sustainment (6-12 months)