Using Teach Back to Improve Postpartum Maternal-infant Health Among Women With Limited Maternal Health Literacy

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Enrollment

258

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 17, 2021

Primary Completion Date

August 10, 2021

Study Completion Date

September 12, 2021

Conditions
Pregnant Women
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Teach-back method

During the trial, women from teach-back group and controlled group will receive three education sessions The topics discussed at the first session included delivery mode, labor process and pain relief, newborn health and care (common health issues and care skills), perinatal die and excises, and perinatal psychological health. The topics discussed at the second session includ postpartum recovery, postpartum maternal health, perineum care (diet, oral care, perineal care, and hygiene), breastfeeding, postpartum blue and depression, neonatal care, neonatal screening tests, newborn vaccination and early child development. At two-week postpartum, the educator answers questions raised by the woman and gives advices on the challenges and difficulties in postpartum recover and caring newborn faced by the woman.

Trial Locations (1)

240001

the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Aalto University

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lead

Anhui Provincial Hospital

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