The PREGNANT Coaching Trial

You’re eligible if you are: (1) age 18 or older, (2) fluent and literate in English,
(3) an MD or DO resident or fellow trainee, and (4) currently pregnant or up to
3 months postpartum. You must also be able to complete electronic surveys and
participate in video calls.

You can enroll by expressing interest via email after seeing recruitment materials
in resident work areas or distributed by program directors and GME. After expressing
interest, you’ll complete informed consent and a baseline survey before being randomized.

You must be currently pregnant or up to 3 months postpartum to enroll. Reach out when
you become pregnant so you can begin coaching in your 1st or 2nd trimester.

Yes. Participation is always voluntary and you may withdraw at any time without penalty.

The study lasts 7 months. Intervention arm receives 4 months of coaching +
3 months follow-up. All participants complete surveys at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months.

Randomization assigns you by chance (like flipping a coin) to either the control or
intervention arm. This ensures scientific validity and fairness.

You will complete surveys assessing burnout, fulfillment, resilience, quality of life,
and other well-being factors. Each takes ~10 minutes.

Yes, at 7 months all participants complete a 30-minute qualitative interview by secure video.

You will receive monthly 1:1 coaching + monthly group coaching for 4 months via video.

Novice coaches are physician mothers trained in coaching. Certified coaches are members
of the MGH coaching program with extensive expertise.

You may attend another group’s session or use asynchronous video + self-guided content.

No. Intervention participants have the same clinical workload as control participants.

Topics include Wheel of Life, Strengths, Gratitude, Gas Tank, Holding Two Truths,
Career Arc, Decluttering, Barriers & Assumptions, Silencing Inner Critic.

You continue routine residency support + complete the same surveys + receive a $100
Tango gift card + end-of-study coaching workshop.

Yes — a 2-hour workshop, all coaching videos, and self-guided exercises at study completion.

Yes. All data are de-identified and stored securely. Your program director will not know.

No. Only study staff have access to the participant ID linkage file.

No. Surveys are not shared with your residency or used for evaluation.

No. Only the optional end-of-study interview may be recorded (with permission).

You may experience improved well-being; intervention participants get coaching;
control receives a gift card + coaching later.

Control participants receive a $100 Tango gift card. Intervention participants
receive no monetary compensation.

Study staff can direct you to psychiatry triage and mental health resources.

Minimal risks include privacy concerns, survey discomfort, and potential psychological
disappointment if assigned to control — mitigated by delayed coaching benefits.

All data are stored in secure REDCap systems + password-protected computers for 7 years.