Doula-Delivered therapy and heart health coaching aims to protect new moms

NCT ID NCT06666400

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: Columbia University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a program called Living Healthy for Moms, where doulas provide cognitive behavioral training and heart health coaching to new mothers. The goal is to reduce postpartum depression and lower the risk of heart problems. The trial includes 21 mothers who recently gave birth, focusing on those from minority or low-income backgrounds. The program starts in the hospital and continues for six months after birth.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: behavioral intervention (cognitive behavioral training plus cardiovascular health coaching delivered by doulas)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a practical, community-based program to lower postpartum depression and heart disease risk in new mothers, especially those from minority or low-income backgrounds.
What could go wrong: This is a small early-stage trial with only 21 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires active participation and may not work for all mothers.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder Maternal Death postpartum depression Psychological Well-Being Systemic Racism

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CARDIAC EVENT POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION (PPD)

Contacts and locations

Locations

New York City Health + Hospitals/ Queens

Jamaica, New York, 11432, United States
New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Brooklyn, New York, 11215, United States
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital

New York, New York, 10034, United States
Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York, 10065, United States

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