Birth to Three - Cavity Free (BTCF)
Caries,Dental
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Caries,Dental
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: WIC-participating pregnant women who are 18 to 45 years old Between 12 and 32 weeks of the gestational period Able to speak, understand and read English or Spanish No intention to move away in the next 4 years Exclusion Criteria: - Mothers who deliver their child prior to their first study intervention visit
Sites / Locations
- Anamosa WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Belle Plaine WIC ClinicRecruiting
- LCPH WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Urban WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Clinton WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Columbus Junction WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Davenport WIC ClinicRecruiting
- CHC Edgerton ClinicRecruiting
- Dewitt WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Maquoketa WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Marion WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Monticello WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Muscatine WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Tipton WIC ClinicRecruiting
- Vinton WIC ClinicRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
SDT
Control
Pregnant mothers will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group (Group 1) where mothers will receive autonomy-supportive messages informed by the SDT or a control group (Group 2) where mothers will receive the same oral health care messages delivered using a neutral style. All mothers will be exposed to oral health messages - one during pregnancy, one later when their child is 12 months of age, and one when their child is 24 months of age. Three months after receiving the oral health messages at each time point, mothers will be sent a follow-up booster message.
Pregnant mothers will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group (Group 1) where mothers will receive autonomy-supportive messages informed by the SDT or a control group (Group 2) where mothers will receive the same oral health care messages delivered using a neutral style. All mothers will be exposed to oral health messages - one during pregnancy, one later when their child is 12 months of age, and one when their child is 24 months of age. Three months after receiving the oral health messages at each time point, mothers will be sent a follow-up booster message.