Midwife-Led birth units may boost Parents' mental health years after childbirth
NCT ID NCT06630741
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows couples who gave birth in either a midwifery-led birth unit or a standard obstetric unit in France. Researchers want to see if the type of care affects parents' mental health, especially post-traumatic stress, and the child's development up to two years later. The study includes low-risk pregnancies and aims to understand whether less medicalized care can improve long-term well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Alternative midwifery birth unit (AMU) care model
- What this could lead to
- If this study shows benefits, it could support expanding midwifery-led birth units as a standard option for low-risk pregnancies, potentially improving parents' mental health and child outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational follow-up study, not a randomized trial, so results may show associations but not prove cause and effect. Differences in outcomes could be due to other factors, and the findings may not apply to all settings.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Simone Veil
Eaubonne, 95600, France
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Clinique Mutualiste la Sagesse
Rennes, 35000, France
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Rennes University Hospital
Rennes, 35000, France