Study to reveal best visiting policies for new Moms' mental health
NCT ID NCT07653646
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how different visitor policies in maternity wards impact mothers' mental health and newborn health. Researchers will survey 8,000 women in France about their postpartum experience and screen for depression. The goal is to create science-based guidelines for hospital visits that support recovery and bonding.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to evidence-based recommendations for maternity ward visiting policies that improve mothers' mental health and newborn outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may vary across hospitals and may not apply everywhere.
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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 8,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Adult female patient (aged 18 or over), * Female patient admitted to the maternity ward with her newborn baby or babies, * Length of stay in the maternity ward of 48 hours or more, * Female patient who has been informed about the study and has given her free, informed verbal consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have already participated in this study, * Patients whose newborn(s) are hospitalised in neonatal units, neonatal intensive care units or neonatal resuscitation units, * Patients who have given birth to three or more newborns (triplets or more), * Patient whose newborn(s) has/have died, * Patient unable to understand spoken or written French, making self-assessment impossible, * Patient under guardianship, curatorship or placed under judicial protection, * Patient not covered by the French social security system.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Annecy Genevois
Épagny, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 74370, France
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