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Post-partum Care in the NICU

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Postpartum Period
Registration Number
NCT05510284
Lead Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Brief Summary

This is a pilot randomized control trial to demonstrate the feasibility of a novel model of dyad-centered, doula-coordinated, midwife-delivered postpartum care located in the NICU in a large urban hospital.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
37
Inclusion Criteria
  • Preterm birth <34 weeks
  • Signed medical record release form
Exclusion Criteria
  • Unable to read or sign informed consent
  • If the medical team believes that the infant may die or be transferred to another hospital in upcoming weeks
  • PI Discretion

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to receipt of postpartum carebirth until 6 weeks post-partum

To be analyzed using a wilcoxin rank sum test

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Receipt of Postpartum carebirth until 6 weeks post-partum

Binary (yes/no), fishers exact test

Comparison of effectiveness of intervention for mothers with infants less than 29 weeks gestational age vs those 29 weeks or older.birth until 6 weeks post-partum

Time to receipt of postpartum care will be compared between mothers with infants with a gestational age of less than or equal to 28 6/7 weeks vs a gestational age greater than or equal to 29 weeks

Comparison of effectiveness of intervention for mothers with public vs private insurancebirth until 6 weeks post-partum

Time to receipt of postpartum care will be compared between mothers with public vs private insurance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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