The effect of counseling with skill training approach on postpartum maternal functioning: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Postpartum maternal functioning.; Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery

• Registration Number: IRCT20120718010324N49
• Lead Sponsor: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

Woman with First and second birth
Maternal functioning score below 80
Mother's ability to take care of the baby
Healthy term baby
The desire to attend in counseling sessions
Not having neonatal anomalies (including diagnosed physical and mental abnormalities)
Having at least a secondary or higher education
The normal postpartum period until time to enter the study
Age between 15 to 49 years

Exclusion Criteria

Uncertainty about being able to attend all consultation sessions
Change location to another city
Having cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, liver disease and other chronic diseases, according to the participant's statement
Hospitalization of the child
Unsolvable lactation problem
Obtaining postpartum depression score higher than 12
Neuropsychiatric diseases and recent disasters according to mother expression

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal functioning. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 2 weeks after the end of intervention (four weeks after childbirth). Method of measurement: Maternal Functioning Barkin Index (MFBI).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Infant care behavior. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 2 weeks after the end of the intervention (four weeks after childbirth). Method of measurement: Infant Care Behavior Questionnaire.;Maternal self-efficacy. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 2 weeks after the end of the intervention (four weeks after childbirth). Method of measurement: Maternal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (MSQ).