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Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) Transitions

Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) Transitions

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16 years and older
Female
Phase N/A
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Overview

This is a randomized controlled trial of a dyad-centered, doula support and healthcare coordination model of care in a large urban neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which serves a high-risk, low-income, majority Black population. In addition to doula support and coordination of care in the NICU, there will be a warm handoff to a community doula to continue the support once infants leave the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) NICU.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • HUP postpartum patients who are at least 16 years old at the time their newborns' birth
  • Infant born at HUP
  • Preterm birth <34 weeks
  • English language speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to read or sign informed consent
  • Parents of infants transferred into HUP NICU
  • If the medical team believes that the infant may not live or be transferred to another hospital in upcoming weeks
  • HUP postpartum patients who are less than 16 years of age at the time of their newborns' birth

Study details
    Stress Disorders
    Post-Traumatic
    Premature Birth
    Postpartum Depression
    Postpartum Anxiety

NCT06521398

University of Pennsylvania

26 August 2025

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