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Midwife-Led birth units may boost Parents' mental health years after childbirth

NCT ID NCT06630741

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Rennes University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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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

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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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Study facts

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Participants

793 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2024

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Women who gave birth in a maternity hospital involved in the study, with a low-risk pregnancy and their co-parent

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women who participated in the PhysioCare study, as well as the already included first-time parents partners. * Non-first-time parent partners who received information about the PhysioCare study but did not participate. * Having been informed about the protocol and not having expressed opposition to participate in the PhysioCare study. Non-inclusion Criteria: * Participant who has withdrawn his/her consent to participate in the PhysioCare study * Participant excluded from the PhysioCare study * Death of the child since the last questionnaire was entered * Adults under legal protection (safeguard of justice, curatorship, guardianship) and persons deprived of liberty.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

post-traumatic stress disorder postpartum depression

As listed by the trial registrant

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

To compare 2 models of midwifery care in maternity care

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Simone Veil

    Eaubonne, 95600, France

  • Clinique Mutualiste la Sagesse

    Rennes, 35000, France

  • Rennes University Hospital

    Rennes, 35000, France