Talking it out: study tests education to ease postpartum blues
NCT ID NCT07062159
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a psychoeducational program based on the Watson Human Caring Model to reduce depressive symptoms and strengthen mother-infant bonding after childbirth. 88 pregnant women participated. The program covered topics like postpartum depression, baby care, and bonding. The goal was to see if this supportive education could improve mental health and the mother-child relationship.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- psychoeducational intervention program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a simple, non-drug way to help new mothers feel better and bond with their babies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 88 participants. Results may not apply to all mothers, and the effect may be modest.
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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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88 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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 years and older
- 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 in their 20-35th week of pregnancy, * Volunteers, * Over 18 years of age, * Literate, * No visual, hearing or mental disabilities, * Having a healthy baby weighing over 2500 grams, * Being in the same environment with their baby after birth, * Having a healthy fetus on ultrasound will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * • Those diagnosed with depression or other mental illnesses by a physician, * Those taking medication for mental illness, * Women who have given birth prematurely, * Stillbirth, * Those who have not participated in more than one interview will not be included in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Eskişehir, Odunpazarı, 26000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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