Virtual Mentorship to Support Maternal and Infant Health and Wellbeing: Assessing the Impact and Efficacy of NurturePA
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 5/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | May 9, 2018 |
| End Date: | June 2020 |
| Contact: | Lindsay C Page, Ed.D. |
| Email: | lpage@pitt.edu |
| Phone: | 412-648-7166 |
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the NurturePA text-based
mentorship program reduces maternal stress and depressive symptoms, increases maternal
knowledge, and increases engagement in language and literacy practices among new mothers
relative to the control condition of periodic informational texts at the four-month data
collection point.
mentorship program reduces maternal stress and depressive symptoms, increases maternal
knowledge, and increases engagement in language and literacy practices among new mothers
relative to the control condition of periodic informational texts at the four-month data
collection point.
Context: New parents in the US are typically offered little if any support with the
transition to parenthood, despite the difficulty many families experience during this time
and the importance of positive early parent-child interactions to children's future school
and life outcomes.
Objectives: This study seeks to evaluate the impact of the NurturePA text-based mentorship
program on maternal and infant health and wellbeing.
Study Design: Randomized control trial Setting/Participants: Participants will be recruited
from the West Penn Hospital Maternity Ward. 200 participants (100 treatment, 100 control)
will be recruited. They must be first or second time mothers of a focal infant of full term
gestational age and normal birthweight. They must be current residents of Allegheny County
and plan to remain in Allegheny County for the next two years.
Study Interventions and Measures: Treatment participants will be enrolled in the NurturePA
text-based mentorship program and assigned a mentor with whom they can communicate. Control
participants will receive periodic texts from NurturePA with information about child safety
and health.
This study will measure maternal mood and stress, engagement in parent-child language and
literacy activities, maternal knowledge, and child developmental outcomes.
transition to parenthood, despite the difficulty many families experience during this time
and the importance of positive early parent-child interactions to children's future school
and life outcomes.
Objectives: This study seeks to evaluate the impact of the NurturePA text-based mentorship
program on maternal and infant health and wellbeing.
Study Design: Randomized control trial Setting/Participants: Participants will be recruited
from the West Penn Hospital Maternity Ward. 200 participants (100 treatment, 100 control)
will be recruited. They must be first or second time mothers of a focal infant of full term
gestational age and normal birthweight. They must be current residents of Allegheny County
and plan to remain in Allegheny County for the next two years.
Study Interventions and Measures: Treatment participants will be enrolled in the NurturePA
text-based mentorship program and assigned a mentor with whom they can communicate. Control
participants will receive periodic texts from NurturePA with information about child safety
and health.
This study will measure maternal mood and stress, engagement in parent-child language and
literacy activities, maternal knowledge, and child developmental outcomes.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Resident of Allegheny County
2. First time mother or mother of one other child
3. Gestational age of focal infant at birth is at or above 34 weeks
4. Birthweight of focal infant at or above 4 pounds (1814 grams)
5. Focal infant leaving hospital with mother (e.g. no extended NICU stay)
6. Planning to remain living in Allegheny County for at least two years
7. No more than one other child living full time and being cared for in the home
(including non-biological children)
Exclusion Criteria:
1. History of substance abuse disorder
2. Parents/guardians who, in the opinion of the Investigator, may be non-adherent with
study schedules or procedures.
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