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The Support for New Mums Project: A protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial designed to test a postnatal
Shanna Fealy1,2,3, Sally Chan1,4, Olivia Wynne2,5
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
Aim:
To report a pilot trial protocol for testing the effectiveness of the Support for New Mums smartphone application in a cohort of first-time mothers.
Design:
A pilot/feasibility randomized controlled trial using a two-group pre-test and repeated post-test design.
Method:
This protocol follows the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Intervention Trials (SPIRIT) guidelines. The Intervention group will receive access to the smartphone application for 6 weeks post birth. Both Intervention and control groups will receive standardized institutional postnatal care services. Trial funding was gained from respective grant sponsors in May and November 2016.
Discussion:
The Support for New Mums smartphone application could be a novel method for addressing the gap in provision of postpartum care services providing psychoeducation and improving maternal parental self-efficacy for Australian childbearing women.
Trial Registration:
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618001580268.
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