Maternal Reflective Functioning During the Transition to Motherhood

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-07-15

Study Completion Date

2027-08-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about Maternal Reflective Function (MRF) during the transition to motherhood. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does MRF mediates the connection between risk factors for mental health difficulties during first pregnancy and motherhood (the transition to motherhood) and outcomes related to the mother, the infant, and their relationship.

Participants will:

Answer questionnaires and clinical interviews during pregnancy and after birth of the first child (twice at third trimester, 1 and 3 months after birth).

intervention group will participate in an online short intervention to enhance MRF.

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Detailed Description

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Using this trial, the investigators will be able to better understand rather MRF moderate the connection between risk factors to outcomes after birth related to both the mother and the infant. Using RCT design we will be able to understand mechanism of change.

Conditions

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Pregnancy Primiparous Women

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Maternal Reflective Functioning intervention group

Will participate in a 4 session online psycho-educational workshop during pregnancy and after birth, focused on MRF.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Maternal Reflective Function Workshop

Intervention Type OTHER

4 session group online intervention focused on psycho-educational knowledge regarding emotional regulation and specifically MRF. group size- up to 15 participants. 2 sessions will be during pregnancy and 2 sessions will taken place 1 and 3 months after birth.

Wiat-list control group

group will undergo same measurements points with no intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Maternal Reflective Function Workshop

4 session group online intervention focused on psycho-educational knowledge regarding emotional regulation and specifically MRF. group size- up to 15 participants. 2 sessions will be during pregnancy and 2 sessions will taken place 1 and 3 months after birth.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* pregnant women in 27-30 weeks pregnant in enrollment
* speak read and understand Hebrew
* Has a connection to internet and ZOOM platform.
* Ready to participate in a group workshop