The goal of this pilot trial is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the Planning Together protocol
The hypothesis of this study are
1. The study will achieve feasibility, demonstrated by ≥80% study accrual (30 couples in 8 months), ≥75% protocol adherence, and ≥75% (e.g., education workbook completion) 2. The intervention will be acceptable, with \>80% of participants reporting satisfaction with Planning Together. 3. Patterns of primary outcomes (contraceptive knowledge, communication quality, community referral utilization) and secondary outcomes (agreed contraceptive plan, consistent contraceptive usage and satisfaction, psychological distress, and Short Interpregnancy Intervals \[SII\]) will suggest benefits of the intervention.
> 20 weeks pregnant, age 18+
The pregnant person has an available romantic partner, and the couple was able to get pregnant on their own or will be able to after the delivery
separately, the pregnant person reports being in a sexually, psychologically and physically safe relationship
English-speaking
Participant is under the age of 18
Documented cognitive impairment or psychiatric condition in pregnant person's medical record (e.g., severe learning disability, dementia, current psychotic disorder, suicidality)
Participation in a concurrent contraceptive education intervention
The pregnant person has a high-risk medical condition
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator