Evaluation of the effectiveness of a postnatal support education program for husbands in promotion of their primiparous wives' perceived social support: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primiparous women experience various challenges if not provided with social support in the early postpartum period. Support in form of postpartum education programs is needed to improve mental well-being in primiparous women. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a postnatal supportive education program for husbands on the perceived social support (primary outcome), and stress and maternal self-efficacy (secondary outcome) of their primiparous wives.

Methods

This randomized clinical trial was performed on pregnant women referring to healthcare centers for routine care from September to November 2021 in Kermanshah, Iran. One hundred pregnant women were randomly divided in to intervention and control groups. Four 45-90 min online training sessions wer

SUBMITTER: Abbaspoor Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10045875 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature