PandaMom - Feasibility and acceptability of an internet- and mobile-based intervention to enhance peripartum mental well-being and to prevent postpartum depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period can have far-reaching consequences. To enhance peripartum mental well-being and prevent peripartum mental disorders, internet- and mobile-based interventions appear promising. They can overcome help-seeking barriers associated with face-to-face conditions and have proven to be effective. However, previous findings are scarce and mixed. The primary objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an internet-based program aimed at enhancing peripartum mental well-being and preventing postpartum depression.

Methods

In total, 149 pregnant, German-speaking women were assigned to the internet-based intervention PandaMom. The program comprises a total of 10 basic and supplementary mo

SUBMITTER: Schmidt-Hantke J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367520 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature