Maternal Reflective Function Workshop: 4 session group online intervention focused on psycho-educational knowledge regarding emotional regulation and specifically MRF. group size- up to 15 participants. 2 sessions will be during pregnancy and 2 sessions will taken place 1 and 3 months after birth.
Study summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about Maternal Reflective Function (MRF) during the transition to motherhood. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does MRF mediates the connection between risk factors for mental health difficulties during first pregnancy and motherhood (the transition to motherhood) and outcomes related to the mother, the infant, and their relationship.
Participants will:
Answer questionnaires and clinical interviews during pregnancy and after birth of the first child (twice at third trimester, 1 and 3 months after birth).
intervention group will participate in an online short intervention to enhance MRF.
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* pregnant women in 27-30 weeks pregnant in enrollment
* speak read and understand Hebrew
* Has a connection to internet and ZOOM platform.
* Ready to participate in a group workshop
Exclusion Criteria:
* Women who can\'t participate in a online workshop due to physical or mental health difficulties.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Maternal Reflective Functioning questionnaires — Twice in third trimester of pregnancy (Before and after intervention), 1 and 3 months after birth. Will be measured using Parental Reflective Function questionnaires for pregnancy P-PRFQ (Pajulo et al., 2015) and after birth (Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire PRFQ, Luyten et al., 2017). Likert Scale from 1 (Greatly disagree) to 7 (Greatly agree).
Maternal Reflective Functioning interviews — Once in third trimester of pregnancy ,1 months after birth. Will be measured using Pregnancy Interview (PI, Slade et al., 1987; Slade, 2003) before labor, and Parental Developmental Interview (PDI-R2 short form, Slade et al., 2003) after labor. Reflective Function Coding Scale- from -1 (No Reflective Function) to 9 (Very high Reflective Function)
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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