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The effect Of infant massage on postpartum blues

The effect of infant massage by mother on postpartum blues in primiparous women: ?A Randomized clinical trial with control group

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016121931475N1
Enrollment
54
Registered
2017-01-25
Start date
2016-10-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Postpartum Blues. Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention 1: Infan massage for 15 minutes per day until the tenth day after delivery with Field techniqe in intervention group. Intervention 2: There was no intervention in Control group.
Prevention
Infan massage for 15 minutes per day until the tenth day after delivery with Field techniqe in intervention group
There was no intervention in Control group.

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Be primiparous; natural vaginal delivery must be done; to have Iranian nationality and be resident of Mashhad City; to have scores lower than 10 in Edinburg questionnaire in the day of delivery; the infant to be term and healthy; to have Apgar score higher than 7 and weight above 2500 gramme; pregnancy must be singleton and wanted; be educated( Learned); general situation of mother be fine; does not have the history of sever mental disorders and stress; does not have the history of two or more abortions, still births and infertility; do not suffer from undesirable pregnancy precussion. Exclusion criteria: Hospitalization of either mother or infant for any reason during research; non-execution of massage during two consecutive days; reluctancy of mother to continue cooperation; lack of mother`s medical stability due to one of her relative`s death in accident in a way that prevent the massage to be done, mothers being sick in away that fails to massage.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postpartum Blues. Timepoint: 1ST, 4th, 10th after delivery. Method of measurement: Edinburg Questinory.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Attachment Of Infant and Mother. Timepoint: First and 10th day after Delivery. Method of measurement: Questionary.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Abedian

Mashhad University Of Medical Sciences

abedianz@mums.ac.ir; Kouhestanis921@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026