Home kit boosts emotional bond between parents and unborn baby
NCT ID NCT07692100
First seen Jul 09, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program called the Maternal-Fetal Attachment Kit (MaKit) designed to help pregnant women and their partners feel more emotionally connected to their unborn baby. Thirty couples attending antenatal care in Indonesia are split into two groups: one receives standard care plus MaKit, the other standard care only. MaKit provides structured home activities for both parents to nurture bonding. The goal is to see if this simple, couple-focused approach can improve emotional attachment during pregnancy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Maternal-Fetal Attachment Kit (MaKit) – a home-based psychosocial intervention with structured activities for expectant couples
- What this could lead to
- If effective, MaKit could offer a simple, low-cost way for clinics to help parents bond emotionally with their baby during pregnancy, improving well-being and readiness for parenthood.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 30 couples at one clinic in Indonesia. Larger, more diverse trials are needed to confirm the benefits and see if they last after birth.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * pregnant women 16-36 weeks' gestation with a singleton pregnancy, i * in marital union, * attending the antenatal care visit with their husband, * willing partner to participate in the intervention, and * able to communicate in Indonesian Exclusion Criteria: * women ≥37 weeks' gestation (as they would likely deliver before completing the four-week intervention and follow-up).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Klinik Aisyiyah Moyudan
Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, 55292, Indonesia
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