Labor pain relief and postpartum depression risk
Part of Mental health, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study looks at how your expectations about pain relief during labor might affect your mood after giving birth. Researchers will follow you after delivery to see if there is a link between your hopes for pain management and the risk of postpartum depression.
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Who can take part
- You are pregnant and planning a vaginal delivery (either naturally or with medicine to start labor).
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You do not have an allergy to local anesthetics (numbing medicine).
- You can speak and understand the language used in the study.
- You have no known conditions that make labor pain relief unsafe for you.
- You have no history of major depression or other psychiatric disorders.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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