Pathways to Perinatal Mental Health Equity
Eligible age
18–70 yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
Mental health conditions occurring during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum (the perinatal period) occur in 1 in 5 perinatal individuals. To improve mental health care during the perinatal period, this study will implement and compare a health care model of improving mood and anxiety disorder care in practices with a health care-community partnership model. The study will include 32 perinatal care settings across the United States. Half of them will have the health care model, the other half will have the health care-community partnership model. The study is designed to answer the question, "Should states and healthcare systems put resources into a healthcare system approach or a healthcare-community partnership approach to mental health care?" The results of this study will help states and healthcare systems decide how to develop pathways for increasing access to mental health care for pregnant and postpartum individuals.
Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Be employed by a participating perinatal care setting in a clinical role (including as an obstetrician-gynecologist, midwife, nurse practitioner, a nurse, a navigator, or administrative staff member who implemented the respective intervention during the study period).
- ✓ Be 18 years of age or older
- ✓ Provide verbal consent prior to the focus group or interview
- ✓ Be proficient in English
- ✓ Have completed PSI training to be a peer mentor
- ✓ Be 18 years of age or older
- ✓ Provide verbal consent prior to the focus group or interview
- ✓ Be proficient in English
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ An individual who does not meet the inclusion criteria listed above will be excluded from participation in this study. There are no additional exclusion criteria.
Where it's recruiting
Shrewsbury
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06790641 · last updated 2026-04-20