Indian Postpartum Care: A-randomised Trial to Improve Maternal Health Six Weeks After Birth
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 160
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Post-natal depression
Overview
Brief Summary
After the child birth most women experience major health issues such as depression, severe fatigue, back pain, perineal pain, mastitis, urinary or faecal incontinence, sexual problems and relationship problems with partners. That all lead to poorer emotional and mental health and factors contributing isolation, exhaustion and physical health problems.
'Sava Mahina (6-week period) is a traditional practice for postpartum women in India, which include special diet, lifestyle and supportive care. The current multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate outcomes of Indian postpartum care on women.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Primigravida
- •Healthy pregnancy
- •Consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- •Mental Health diagnosis
- •Severe depression or psychosis
- •Substance abuse
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Post-natal depression
Time Frame: 6 weeks following child birth
Changes were assessed using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Quality of Life(6 weeks following child birth)