Abstract

MUMS 4 MUMS: structured telephone peer support for women experiencing postnatal depression. Pilot and exploratory RCT of its clinical and cost effectiveness

Highlights

  • Postnatal depression (PND) can be experienced by 13% of women who give birth, many of whom exhibit disabling symptoms, which can have a negative effect on the mother and infant relationship, with significant consequences in terms of the child’s later capacity for affect regulation

  • The qualitative data suggests that those participants who continued with the intervention rated it very highly, and felt that it had improved their low mood, helped to change their outlook on life and improved the relationship with their baby

  • Telephone-based peer support may be an effective method of supporting women experiencing postnatal depression (PND), but further research is needed to identify effective methods of recruiting and retaining intervention participants

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Background

Postnatal depression (PND) can be experienced by 13% of women who give birth, many of whom exhibit disabling symptoms, which can have a negative effect on the mother and infant relationship, with significant consequences in terms of the child’s later capacity for affect regulation. Research has shown that providing support to mothers experiencing PND can help reduce their depressive symptoms and improve their coping strategies. The Mums4Mums study aimed to evaluate the impact of telephone peer-support for women experiencing PND

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