Pregnancy Complications Clinical Trial
Official title:
Writing to Reduce Stress in Expectant Moms: The RESet Study
Purpose: The investigators hypothesize that exposure to chronic environmental stress is a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes related to preterm birth and preeclampsia among high-risk pregnant women. Additionally, the investigators hypothesize that women can be screened for high levels of environmental stress through the perceived stress scale, and therapeutic writing can be used as a low-resource intervention to help decrease maternal perceived stress and inflammation - measured through analysis of maternal serum and placental samples. Participants: Pregnant women at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including pre-eclampsia and preterm birth, enrolled in prenatal care at UNC will be recruited for participation Procedures: Using results from the perceived stress scale, the investigators will identify women who screen positive for high environmental stress. Women meeting inclusion criteria will be contacted for possible participation at regularly scheduled prenatal visits. Women who are enrolled will be randomized to generalized writing prompts, therapeutic writing prompts, or no writing during their pregnancy to be administered at each prenatal visit. Maternal blood sample for biochemical markers of stress and gene expression will be obtained at the initial visit; a followup blood sample will be obtained later in pregnancy, and a small portion of the placenta saved at delivery. Delivery outcomes will be obtained through medical record review.
During pregnancy, women regularly interact with healthcare professionals, an often untapped resource and opportune time to optimize mental health, positively impacting outcomes. Cumulative psychosocial stress is a risk factor for several adverse obstetric outcomes including preterm birth (PTB), preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and postpartum depression. The overarching hypothesis of this study is that pregnant women with high levels of stress can be identified through easily-implemented screening tools; importantly, the investigators propose that these women can be engaged in care via a cost-effective therapeutic writing intervention combined with the availability of expert pastoral and perinatal psychiatry resources. Women will be enrolled early in pregnancy and followed prospectively. Some women (if randomized to a writing group) will complete a standardized writing prompt at several time points during gestation. The investigators will follow their outcomes prospectively. ;
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