Can Birthly, an Online Childbirth Education Platform, Reduce Pregnancy-related Anxiety Compared to Usual Care

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy, High Risk

Treatments: Other: Standard of care; Other: Birthly

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04783480

848373

Details and patient eligibility

About

A pilot randomized, controlled trial comparing Birthly, (an online platform for live group prenatal classes taught by childbirth educators, nurses, and lactation consultants) plus standard prenatal care versus standard prenatal care alone among women with high risk pregnancies.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women over 18
• Willing and stable to give consent
• English-speaking
• Have access to high-speed internet available on a computer or mobile device
• Nulliparous women have a confirmed single, live intrauterine gestation and are <20 weeks gestational age at their prenatal visit
• Women without indications for a scheduled cesarean delivery at the time of their index prenatal visit
• Women who have a high-risk pregnancy, as defined by all maternal conditions including hypertension, diabetes, auto-immune disorders, seizure disorder, substance use, etc
• Agree to participation in Birthly
• Obtaining prenatal care in the University of Pennsylvania Health System

Exclusion criteria

• Women who do not speak at least conversational English
• Women without internet access
• Multiparous women
• Women receiving group prenatal care

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Birthly plus standard of care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Women will receive a code to sign up for childbirth education classes through the Birthly platform. They will also participate in childbirth education at their own discretion.

Treatment:

Other: Birthly

Standard of Care

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Women will not receive a code for the 3 Birthly courses. They will participate in childbirth education at their own discretion.

Treatment:

Other: Standard of care