Can Trauma-Savvy maternity care ease stress for abuse survivors?
NCT ID NCT07195058
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether training obstetric clinicians in trauma-informed care can improve mental health and mother-child bonding in pregnant women who experienced childhood abuse. Sixty first-time mothers in Buenos Aires will receive care from trained providers, and researchers will measure depression, stress, and attachment. The goal is to see if this approach can reduce prenatal distress and improve birth experiences.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Trauma Informed Obstetric Care (TIOC) training for clinicians
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve mental health and mother-child bonding for pregnant women with histories of childhood abuse.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (60 participants) in one hospital in Argentina, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral and depends on clinician training fidelity.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Women who are \<19 weeks pregnant * Nulliparous (no previous live births) * 18 or more years of age * Carrying a single fetus * Can speak Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Any current psychiatric diagnosis or treatment * Medical complications (hypertension, cardiac disease, diabetes, chronic disease, autoimmune disease) before pregnancy
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Materno Infantil Ramon Sardá
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., C1246ABQ, Argentina
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