None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
A randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of a multi-component intervention incorporating WhatsApp® and group tummy time classes in post-natal mothers’ groups, on infant physical activity levels (tummy time). This will be accomplished by delivering an evidence-based intervention to mothers and their infants attending local post-natal mother’s groups. This work aligns with the “The First 2000 days” framework which is one of the priorities for the NSW Health Translational Research Grants Scheme. The participants are the parents/infants who attend ISLHD mothers’ groups and at their local Child and Family Centre. Mothers in the intervention group will be informally educated about the benefits of tummy time, positions, setting aside time and equipment. The control group will recieve usual care. We estimate that the infants in the intervention group will participate in more tummy time than those babies in the usual care group.
Interventions
The intervention involves educational content (e.g. What is tummy time?), an exercise class (e.g. the exercise is practising tummy time together with their baby) and a WhatsApp group to enable the mothers in the mother’s group to share tips, encouragement and strategies they have found helpful regarding infant physical activity. The intervention will be delivered by a Physiotherapist from a local Health district in NSW (Illawarra Shoalhaven) as an additional component to the health district's cu
The intervention involves educational content (e.g. What is tummy time?), an exercise class (e.g. the exercise is practising tummy time together with their baby) and a WhatsApp group to enable the mothers in the mother’s group to share tips, encouragement and strategies they have found helpful regarding infant physical activity. The intervention will be delivered by a Physiotherapist from a local Health district in NSW (Illawarra Shoalhaven) as an additional component to the health district's current mother's groups (groups of 6-10). The intervention (online class) will be implemented once and is approximately 60 minutes duration. Following this class, the mothers will be placed in a WhatsAPp group and standardized messages will be sent 3 times per week for 4 weeks. The intervention (online session) occurs at the last week of the mothers groups (4th week). The educational content (e.g. what is tummy time, benefits of tummy time, how to practice tummy time) will be accessed during the mother's groups via discussion, WhatsApp and printed information handouts, which will be delivered by the Physiotherapist. The intervention has been designed by the investigators of this study but is consistent with WHO recommendations for tummy time. Session attendance and WhatsApp messaging will be monitored by a research assistant.
Sponsors
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Parents and their infants who attend the local health district mother’s groups at their local Child and Family Centre.
Exclusion criteria
Infant's with a serious medical condition.
Outcome results
None listed