Implementation and evaluation of a family planning intervention engaging mothers-in-law of young women in India: a mixed methods pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite evidence that mothers-in-law (MILs) influence daughters-in-law's (DILs) fertility and family planning decisions in South Asia, emphasizing early fertility and male grandchildren, few reproductive health interventions engage MILs directly.

Objectives

We assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and qualitative impact of a reproductive health and life skill-based intervention on MILs in tribal Rajasthan, India, using a mixed-methods, single-group cluster pilot study.

Methods

We tested a light-touch four-session intervention delivered over 4 months to MILs of newly married women that covered MILs' health, conception, and communication with DILs and sons and addressed modern healthcare misconceptions, while challenging son preference and fertility norms.

SUBMITTER: Gopalakrishnan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418791 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature