Evaluating the impact of a common elements-based intervention to improve maternal psychological well-being and mother-infant interaction in rural Pakistan: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Millions of children in low resource settings are at high risk of poor development due to factors such as under nutrition, inadequate stimulation and maternal depression. Evidence-based interventions to address these risk factors exist, but often as a separate and overlapping package. The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a common elements-based intervention to improve mother-infant interaction at 12 months post-partum.

Method and analysis

A two-arm, single-blinded, individual randomised controlled trial is being carried out in the community settings of the rural subdistrict of Gujar Khan in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 250 pregnant women in third trimester with distress (Self-Reporting Questionnaire, cut-off score >9) have been randomised on 1:1 allo

SUBMITTER: Huma ZE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8264893 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature