Transforming Maternal Mental Health Care

Summary

The overall objective of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility of a RCT comparing Lōvu-augmented with usual prenatal care at UU. This would be a critical next step toward our long-term goal to identify technology-based interventions to improve maternal mental health in the Intermountain West. Our central hypothesis is that Lōvu will be both feasible and have high patient and clinician satisfaction, and that Lōvu-generated data will be a promising substrate for AI-based mental health risk stratification.

Interventions

• Lōvu platform · BEHAVIORAL

  Standard prenatal care + Lōvu platform. Participant receives a Bluetooth-enabled scale, BP cuff, and handheld fetal Doppler. Orientation to Lōvu app and device use. Lōvu-generated data (e.g., weight, BP, HR) will be visible to the Lovu team and sent to the UU clinical team weekly Participant-reported outcomes (satisfaction, usability) collected via System Usability Scale (SUS)

• Standard Care Arm · BEHAVIORAL

  Standard prenatal care per UU clinical protocols Mental health screening via PHQ-9, GAD-7, EPDS, and NIDA Quick Screen at standard intervals (these are all validated surveys) Data collected from EHR.

Published eligibility criteria

Verbatim from the registry. Only the site can decide how these apply to a specific patient.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant people receiving care at University of Utah Clinics
* Less than 14 weeks gestation at enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients enrolled in other studies utilizing remote monitoring

Sites (1)

• University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah · RECRUITING