What is the effect of a midwife-led counselling intervention on mental health outcomes of distressed postpartum women?

Do women who have experienced a traumatic birth and are provided with a midwife led counselling intervention compared with parenting support experience lower levels of postnatal distress?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000098033

Acronym

PRIME

Enrollment

1200

Registered

2010-02-01

Start date

2008-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The perinatal period is arguably one of the most important life stages for which the accurate detection and treatment of psychological distress is required. The first study (of 2) will look at the benefits of midwife-led counseling for distressed mothers following child birth, compared to distress controls and non-distressed mothers. Study 2 will look at differences in narratives of distressed women’s postpartum experiences. Findings from of this research will contribute towards early assessment of psychological risk in childbearing women, provision of effective emotional care by midwives, inform maternity service provision and policy; as well as contribute to a positive transition to motherhood for many Australian women

Interventions

Women experiencing a distressing birth were randomised to counselling or parenting support. The counselling or parenting support was delivered face to face within the first week after the birth and over the telephone at 4- 6 weeks. Women in the study will also be offered a qualitative interview to explore their experiences upon completion of the study intervention, and this is a separate component of this particular trial.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Pregnant women expecting a live baby and not in psychological/psychiatric treatment. Adequate language skills (English).

Exclusion criteria

In current psychological/psychiatric treatment. Not able to communicate well in English.

Outcome results