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Mums 4 Mums: structured telephone peer-support for women experiencing postnatal depression
Year of publication: 2011Authors: Caramlau, Isabela; Barlow, Jane; Sembi, Sukhdeve; McKenzie-McHarg, Kirstie; McCabe, Chris
Journal: Trials 2011, 12:88
Summary: Postnatal depression (PND) can be experienced by 13% of women who give birth, and such women often 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 aims to evaluate the impact of telephone peer-support for women experiencing PND. This is the proposed study that will test the feasibility of this model.
Link to document: www.trialsjournal.com/content/pdf/1745-6215-12-88.pdf
