Impact of an Educational Programme in Primary Care for mothers With Infant Colic Babies: Quasi-Experimental Study

This quasi-experimental study assessed the impact of a postpartum educational programme on health care utilization and maternal stress in mothers of infants with colic. A total of 84 mothers took part in 2 individual sessions, 15 days apart. Maternal stress was measured at baseline and again at 3 months using Perceived Stress Questionnaire; colic severity was evaluated with Infant Colic Questionnaire Severity. Analyses included the Wilcoxon test, repeated-measures analysis and Spearman correlation. Maternal stress levels were not significantly related to colic severity, feeding type, childbirth type or the number of paediatric or emergency visits. However, we observed a statistically significant reduction in health care visits for excessive crying during the intervention period (P < .01). Although the programme did not reduce maternal stress directly, mothers rated it highly satisfactory, and it effectively lowered unnecessary health care use. Early postpartum education and support programmes may enhance care quality and optimize health care resource utilization in primary care.Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03326297.