Effectiveness evaluation of a universal antenatal parenting programme: Baby Steps

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Prevention of parental distress, mental health problems, and improvements in parent-child bonding and sensitivity; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12196131
• Lead Sponsor: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36709270/ (added 30/01/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 February 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

The participants in this study are pregnant mothers, where data are collected at the level of the parent. The participant’s allocation to the intervention and matched comparison group is via self-selection (i.e. not randomisation).

Eligibility for the intervention group:
1. Currently pregnant and have not exceeded 24 weeks gestation
2. Live in the Better Start Bradford areas
3. Have consented to a referral to Baby Steps

Eligibility for the matched comparison group:
1. Have a child aged between 0 and 3 months at any time in the duration of service delivery (to ensure that matched cases are comparable)
2. Not currently receiving and have not already received Baby Steps in the Better Start programme at any time
3. Provided data in the BiBBS additional sweep at any time in the duration of service delivery

Exclusion Criteria

Participant is not currently enrolled in BiBBS cohort study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified