Effectiveness of the "Essential Coaching for Every Mother" postpartum text message program on maternal psychosocial outcomes: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of the Essential Coaching for Every Mother program on maternal self-efficacy, perceived social support, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum depression at six-weeks postpartum.

Methods

Participants from Nova Scotia were randomized, stratified by parity, to receive either the Essential Coaching for Every Mother postpartum text-message program or usual care, from birth to six-weeks postpartum. Participants completed surveys at enrollment (after birth) and at 6 weeks. Differences between groups were analyzed using analysis of covariance, considering parity and group allocation.

Results

Of the 171 participants recruited (53% primiparous), 150 completed the baseline survey (intervention n = 78, control n = 

SUBMITTER: Dol J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9203955 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature