Postpartum lifestyle. Postpartum care and examination
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Mothers in the intervention group will receive face to face counseling and education about postpartum lifestyle and booklet, also messages about health and nutritio
Lifestyle
Intervention group: Mothers in the intervention group will receive face to face counseling and education about postpartum lifestyle and booklet, also messages about health and nutrition will be sent t
Control group: The control group will not receive the intervention.
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: delivered nulliparous women during the last 12 hours; Vaginal or cesarean delivery; Singleton birth; having a healthy and full-term newborn; Desire to breastfeed; Living in Tabriz and suburb; Having low-risk pregnancy; 18 years old and older; Being able to speaking and understanding the Persian language; Willingness to participate in the study; Willingness to come back to the hospital at the end of the 6-week postpartum for visiting and completing of questionnaires; Having a home phone; Having a mobile phone (both parturient woman and her husband). Exclusion Criteria: Diagnosed physical and mental illnesses in the mother; Following specific diet; History of hospitalization of the mother or baby in hospital during postpartum period; Change in location during the study; Divorce.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical activity score. Timepoint: 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).;Food subgroups score. Timepoint: 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ).;Health-related behaviors status. Timepoint: 2 and 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Health-related behaviors questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of maternal health problems. Timepoint: 2 and 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Maternal health problems checklist.;Knowledge score about nutrition and health. Timepoint: Before and 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Knowledge questionnaire about nutrition and health.;Health belief score. Timepoint: Before and 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Health belief questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFarzane Khodabande
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed