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Testing "Doula Link", a Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Perinatal Mental Health

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · with National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · NCT07217561

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Any age listed · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
90
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
October 21, 2025
Record last updated
October 22, 2025

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What the study is about

Doulas are trained individuals who offer informational, emotional, and physical support to their pregnant, birthing, and postpartum clients. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new intervention (called "Doula Link") is feasible to implement and acceptable to both doulas and their clients. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Is Doula Link feasible to implement and acceptable to doulas and their clients?
  • What are the preliminary differences in depression and anxiety between individuals working with doulas who received Doula Link compared to those who did not receive Doula Link?

Researchers will compare "Doula Link" to usual doula practice to see if Doula Link is feasible and has potential to improve mental health outcomes in postpartum individuals.

Doulas will be randomly assigned to either receive "Doula Link" or continue with their practice as usual.

Participating doulas assigned to Doula Link will receive training mental health and implementing an intervention called "Our Babies and Us"; receive access to a toolkit; receive access to perinatal psychiatrists and referral specialists for consultations; receive access to a support group

All participating doulas will be invited to complete surveys about their experience with Doula Link (if assigned to that group) and their experience providing care for their clients.

All participating clients (pregnant and postpartum individuals) will be invited to complete surveys about their experiences with their doulas, their own mental health, and their experiences with the health system.

Being studied: Doula Link

Conditions: Perinatal Depression; Perinatal Anxiety

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • For doulas: currently providing prenatal or postpartum support to at least one client; plant to provide prenatal or postpartum support to at least three clients in the next six months; work in Massachusetts; did not participate in development of the intervention; available to participate in in-person training; English language fluency
  • For clients: Pregnant or no more than 12 weeks postpartum at enrollment; served by one of the 30 study doulas; live in, and plan to give birth in Massachusetts; fluency in either English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not meeting inclusion criteria

Recruiting US locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, MA 02215

    Site contact: Elysia Larson · 6173655776 · elarson@bidmc.harvard.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Elysia Larson · 617-667-4051 · elarson@bidmc.harvard.edu
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