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Filter by:Treating mothers' perinatal depressive and other mental health symptoms alone does not prevent impaired parenting quality and adverse infant outcomes. The goal of this research is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of adding a research-based 10-week home visiting parenting program to evidence-based mental health treatment, to counter the pernicious effects of mothers' symptoms on parenting quality and infant development. Participants will be English and Spanish-speaking low-income mothers who began publicly funded mental/behavioral health treatment in pregnancy at their primary care community health centers.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a group intervention for primary health care dyads (two interacting people, in this case: mother-infant or caregiver-infant), which have been screened during pregnancy to be at psychosocial risk, has an impact on parental sensitivity.
Early intervention with the Marte Meo method. Aim to study whether the program have effect on: Maternal confidence, maternal stress, maternal mood (EPDS), dyadic synchrony (Infant care index), and infants social competences (ASQ:SE)
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a relationships based antenatal intervention (Mellow Bumps) against a comparison intervention (Chillout In Pregnancy) and also against the normal antenatal care which is received during pregnancy (Care As Usual). The Mellow Bumps intervention will seek to improve maternal anxiety and maternal sensitivity whilst the Chillout In Pregnancy intervention will aim to improve only maternal anxiety. This will allow the researchers to determine what type of intervention, if any, is most successful at improving the outcomes of the mother and child. This will be measured by looking at the mother's stress response, anxiety, depression and irritability, the baby's stress response and the interactions between the mother and the baby. Participants in the study will be pregnant women who would be between 20 and 30 weeks pregnant at the start of the antenatal intervention. Participants will be chosen to take part in one of the three conditions (Mellow Bumps, Chillout In Pregnancy or Care As Usual) at random. All participants will be asked to complete questionnaires and give saliva samples prior to the intervention. The questionnaires will also be repeated at the end of the intervention and at a follow up occurring eight to twelve weeks after birth. Consent will also be sought to take saliva samples from the baby before and after a routine blood test when the baby is five days old. This information will then be evaluated to establish the effectiveness of the proposed interventions.