Tackling Postnatal Depression: Culturally Adapted Learning Through Play Plus (LTP+) Intervention for British Mothers of African and Caribbean Origin

By 2030, depression will be the leading global disease burden. Postnatal depression due to childbirth/parenting leads to long-term negative consequences for mothers, their children and their families. The British African/Caribbean communities are worse hit by the unprecedented impact of post-Covid-19-syndromes, leading to an exponential increase in postnatal depression. Yet, the uptake of mental healthcare by British mothers of African and Caribbean origin is low due to limited access to culturally appropriate care. Theories of attachment and cognitivism were innovatively integrated to examine Learning-Through-Play plus (LTP+) intervention for postnatal depression using a pilot randomised controlled trial. The proposed LTP+ is co-developed and ecologically friendly because it is manualised and can be delivered by non-mental health specialists such as trained community health workers who are more culturally knowledgeable. Findings will be disseminated through academic publications/presentations, policy briefs, original animated videos and podcast series laying the foundations for a psychosocial approach to tackling postnatal depression

NCT Number	NCT05148260
Lead Sponsor	Nottingham Trent University
Conditions	Postnatal Depression
Enrollment	80 participants
Start Date	2023-09-01
Primary Completion	2026-08-30 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-08-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2022-11-18