The Unique and Combined Effects of Prenatal and Early Childhood Programming on Child Maltreatment: Examining Mechanisms of Change

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · Dec 9, 2024

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The study will occur at two sites - the University of Notre Dame and the University of Memphis. A total of N=300 mother-child dyads will participate, with an equal number of dyads drawn from each site - Memphis, TN (n=115) and South Bend, IN (n=115). The sample will be composed of n=230 women and children drawn from an ongoing randomized clinical trial (RCT) of the PMEP (R01HD098092); during Year 1 of the current study, we will implement the PMEP RCT protocol with an additional n=70 women, for a total sample of N=300 families.

In order to be eligible for the PMEP trial arm, women must be: ...

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Eligibility criteria

• • The sample will be composed of n=230 women and children drawn from an ongoing randomized clinical trial (RCT) of the PMEP (R01HD098092); during Year 1 of the current study, we will recruit an additional n=70 pregnant, IPV-exposed women and implement the PMEP RCT protocol with them, for a total sample of N=300 families.
• • In order to be eligible for the PMEP trial arm, women must be: 18 years or older, pregnant (between 10 and 30 weeks), English speaking, and exposed to IPV in the past year. To be eligible for re-enrollment in the RET trial arm, women must have previously participated in the PMEP trial arm. Women who have a significant mental health disorder or cognitive impairment that precludes their ability to understand or participate in the intervention will be excluded. Mothers who have experienced miscarriage, infant death, or who no longer have custody of the child with whom they were pregnant with when they participated in the PMEP trial arm will be excluded from the intervention given that the RET trial arm requires active participation from both parent and child; if, however, women have a child born after their participation in PMEP and who is in the study age range, they and their child may participate.