Condition 1 - Educational Condition (Educational Book Group) Clinical Trial
Official title:
Using Baby Books to Promote Maternal and Child Health
Verified date | April 2017 |
Source | Vanderbilt University |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
The Baby Books Project tests whether embedding educational information into baby books can improve the health and wellbeing of first-time mothers and their young children.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 198 |
Est. completion date | July 2010 |
Est. primary completion date | June 2009 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 18 Years to 50 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Women who are pregnant with first child and able to read in English at a first grade reading level Exclusion Criteria: - Women with other children, men, those not able to read in English at a first grade level |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of California, Irvine | Irvine | California |
United States | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Tennessee |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Vanderbilt University | University of California, Irvine |
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Reich SM, Bickman L, Saville BR, Alvarez J. The effectiveness of baby books for providing pediatric anticipatory guidance to new mothers. Pediatrics. 2010 May;125(5):997-1002. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-2728. Epub 2010 Apr 12. — View Citation
Reich SM, Penner EK, Duncan GJ, Auger A. Using baby books to change new mothers' attitudes about corporal punishment. Child Abuse Negl. 2012 Feb;36(2):108-17. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.09.017. Epub 2012 Mar 3. — View Citation
Reich SM, Penner EK, Duncan GJ. Using baby books to increase new mothers' safety practices. Acad Pediatr. 2011 Jan-Feb;11(1):34-43. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.12.006. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Community Conditions | measured with the observational Community Conditions Checklist and self-report Community Conditions Interview | 4 months postpartum and following a move to a new residence | |
Primary | Change in knowledge of child development and parenting | Measured with Opinions about Babies questionnaire | Change from Baseline (pregnancy) to 18 months postpartum | |
Primary | Change in Reading Practices | Self-reported joint reading practices | Change from 2 to 18 months postpartum | |
Primary | Parenting Stress | Measured with the Parenting Stress Index | Change from 2 to 18 months post-partum | |
Primary | Costs | Maternal costs due to their own and their child's illness/injury, use of substances, and purchase of food was measured with the Incurred Cost Questionnaire. | Cumulative costs over study duration | |
Secondary | Safety Practices | Measured with the Home Safety Assessment, an observational and self-report measure of safety practices in the home, car, and outside | 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, and 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Attitudes about Corporal punishment | Adolescent-Adult Parenting Inventory | 2, 6, 12 and 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Maternal Depressive Symptoms | Depressive symptoms were measured with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. | Change from baseline (pregnancy) to 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Beliefs about the Importance of Reading to Children | Maternal beliefs about the importance of reading was measured with the Modified Parent Reading Belief Inventory | Change from baseline (prenatal) to 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Injuries and illnesses | Child illnesses injuries were measured with the Incurred Cost Questionnaire and through a retrospective medical chart audit. | 16 months (from 2 to 18 months postpartum) | |
Secondary | Quality of Parent-Child Interaction | Video recording and in-vivo coding of mother-child dyads during play and reading. | Change from 2 to 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Home environment and parenting | measured with the Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME). | Change from 2 to 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Receptive and Expressive language | Measured with the Preschool Language Scale - Fourth Edition (PLS4). | Change from 6 to 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Cognitive and neurological development screening | Measured with the Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener (BINS) | 4, 6, 9 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Infant nutrition | Infant Nutrition Interview measured the introduction of news foods, types of foods, and serving portions at each time point. | 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, and 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Breastfeeding intentions and practices | measured with the Breastfeeding Intentions and Practices Scale | prenatal and postnatal every visit until no longer breastfeeding | |
Secondary | Pregnancy uplifts and Hassles | measured with the Pregnancy Experience Scale | Baselines (pregnancy) | |
Secondary | Parenting Satisfaction | measured with the Parenting Satisfaction Scale | Change from 2 to 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Parenting Self-Efficacy | Measured with the Maternal Self-Efficacy Scale | Change from 2 to 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Reading self-efficacy | measured with the Reading Self-Efficacy Scale | Change from 2 to 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Cognitive Development | measured with Exploratory Play Task | 12 and 18 months postpartum | |
Secondary | Immunizations, medical visits, and growth status | measured through a retrospective medical chart audit. | 18 months postpartum |