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  • Public Health
  • Health Communication
  • Maternal Health

Background:

  • Effective postpartum education is crucial for maternal well-being and timely recognition of complications.
  • Existing postpartum educational materials may not meet standards for health literacy and cultural appropriateness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the health literacy, understandability, and cultural sensitivity of existing postpartum education materials.
  • To develop improved, health-literate, and culturally sensitive postpartum educational resources.

Main Methods:

  • Evaluated postpartum materials using the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT).
  • Assessed readability using Fry-based Readability metrics.
  • Measured cultural and linguistic appropriateness against National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS).

Main Results:

  • Examined materials performed poorly on health literacy, understandability, and cultural sensitivity assessments.
  • Identified significant gaps in evidence-based measures like PEMAT, Fry Readability, and CLAS standards.

Conclusions:

  • There is a critical need for postpartum education that is both health literate and culturally sensitive.
  • Developed new materials and a mobile application to empower new mothers in identifying postpartum warning signs and seeking appropriate care.