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Feasibility of a Psychoeducational Group Intervention to Improve Parental Reflective Functioning and Bonding in Prenatal Depression
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Baby CHAT for Depression and Pregnancy. Completed, enrolled 21 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a group for pregnant women with depression that aims to help them build a stronger relationship with their unborn baby. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the group acceptable to pregnant women with depression? * Is it possible to run this group with pregnant women with depression? * Could the group potentially impact bonding, parental reflective functioning and mood? Participants will be asked to: * attend the group (which lasts 90mins) * complete questionnaires before and after the group, and 1 month later
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Baby CHAT is an approximately 90-minute group intervention to be delivered during pregnancy. The group is comprised of psychoeducational material about a baby's social development after birth and while the baby is growing in the womb. Attendees are encouraged to think about when an infant's social development begins and consider whether this occurs before or after birth. Participants are then shown a video clip of Reissland et al.'s (2016) study showing 4D ultrasound images of foetuses mouthing in response to sounds that are presented to them outside the womb. During Baby CHAT, parents are encouraged to reflect on this information in the context of their own baby's development, including their likes and dislikes, routine and personality. The final section of the group involves generating ideas for social activities that parents can try with their baby prior to birth, such as singing to, massaging or reading to their baby.