Mentors Offering Maternal Support (M-O-M-S™): A Prenatal Program for Decreasing Maternal Anxiety and Depression

Mentors Offering Maternal Support (M-O-M-S™): A Prenatal Program Building Maternal Self-Esteem, Coping, and Resilience and Decreasing Depression.

The M-O-M-S project evaluates the effectiveness of the M-O-M-S program for improving birth outcomes and maternal-infant attachment and role satisfaction in a large military sample.

The M-O-M-S project is a longitudinal, multi-site, randomized controlled trial to test program effectiveness for decreasing prenatal maternal anxiety and depression and increasing self-esteem and resilience and assess the relationship to pregnancy complications, birth outcomes, postpartum maternal-infant attachment, role satisfaction and parental stress.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Prima or multigravida, first trimester of pregnancy at consent, greater than or equal to 18 years old, active duty, a wife of an active duty service member, or a retiree

Exclusion Criteria:

• Anticipated permanent change of station during the study (unless going to another one of the study sites or able to complete all treatment components prior to move), dependent daughter of active duty or retired military, greater than 12 weeks gestation at consent, less than 18 years of age and inability to understand English.