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"Peer Support for Postpartum Depression" Study
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are recruiting participants for a "Peer Support for Postpartum Depression" study. The purpose of this study is to test the benefit of two social support methods – peer telephone support and postpartum doula support – on postpartum depression outcomes.
If you are a mother with a 0-6 month old infant, and have these characteristics, you may qualify for our study:
- Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless, or having little interest or pleasure in doing things you normally enjoy for 2 or more weeks
- Possibly other related symptoms such as poor sleep or appetite, fatigue, or anxiety
- Age >16 years
- English literate
- Resident of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Metro area
- Willing or possibly willing to participate in a University of Minnesota study that tests the benefit of peer support for postpartum depressive symptoms
Please call 612-624-3129, leave a message with your name and phone number, and we will call you to see if you qualify for this University of Minnesota/HealthEast-sponsored study. Thanks!
Dwenda Gjerdingen, MD, MS
Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine & Community Health
University of Minnesota
Email: dgjerdin@umphysicians.umn.edu
Office Phone: 651-223-7327
Research phone line: 612-624-3129
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