Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) Transitions
Purpose
This is a randomized controlled trial of a dyad-centered, doula support and healthcare coordination model of care in a large urban neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which serves a high-risk, low-income, majority Black population. In addition to doula support and coordination of care in the NICU, there will be a warm handoff to a community doula to continue the support once infants leave the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) NICU.
Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Premature Birth
- Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Anxiety
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 16 Years
- Eligible Genders
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- HUP postpartum patients who are at least 16 years old at the time their newborns' birth - Infant born at HUP - Preterm birth <34 weeks - English language speaking
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to read or sign informed consent - Parents of infants transferred into HUP NICU - If the medical team believes that the infant may not live or be transferred to another hospital in upcoming weeks - HUP postpartum patients who are less than 16 years of age at the time of their newborns' birth
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Doula Intervention |
Participants randomized to the intervention will be offered doula support including care coordination to mental and medical health services in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), with a warm handoff to a community doula to continue the support once infants leave the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) NICU. |
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No Intervention Control |
Participants randomized to usual care will get the same care they normally would with their own provider, outside of research enrollment, and receive a resource guide with information about the importance of postpartum follow-up care. |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
