Depression, Postpartum
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, single-blind, randomized, controlled clinical study. Experimental group: 10 pregnant women followed in a high-risk prenatal center who received the virtual intervention during the t
E05.599.545
Sponsors
Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Alberto Santos Dumont
Universidade Estadual de Campinas -UNICAMP
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for both groups included singleton pregnancies followed at the Anita Garibaldi Health Center; minimum age 18 years; absence of confirmed or suspected fetal congenital infection or chromosomal anomalies; no serious illness or complications during pregnancy; and no substance use disorder
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Failure to complete the follow-up during the first year after birth at the clinic; neonatal death; and extremely preterm (less than 28 weeks) or very preterm (less than 32 weeks) infants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: impaired maternal-infant bonding at 4 months to be significantly lower in the intervention group.;Found outcome 1: Impairment in bonding at 4 months happened in 38.7% of the Control Group (CG), and 4.2% of the Intervention Group (IG) (p=.003). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 2: depression mean scores at 1 month and 4 months post-partum to be significantly lower in the intervention group. ;Found outcome 2: Depression mean scores at 1 month post-partum were significantly lower in the Intervention Group (7.8 vs. 13.1, p=.02). For the 4-month assessment there was no statistically significant difference. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCarolina Araújo Damasio Santos
Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Alberto Santos Dumont
Outcome results
None listed