Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) Transitions
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age16+
SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania
About this trial
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 criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Doula Support
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov