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- Title
Mobile phone-based postnatal follow up and maternal health outcomes for low risk mothers.
- Authors
Ghani, Rania Mahmoud Abdel; Khalaf, Atika
- Abstract
Background/Aim: The immediate postnatal period poses challenges for maternal and newborn health. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of mobile phone-based postnatal follow up on maternal health outcomes among low risk mothers. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used to gather data from 70 mothers at a hospital in Egypt. Participants in the study group received information about postnatal self-care and three postnatal phone calls on day 3 (48–72 hours postpartum), between days 7 and 14 and 6 weeks after birth. Participants in the control group received standard care. Results: Significantly more mothers in the study group were lactating (P=0.01), exercising (P<0.001) and rated their health as very good (P=0.03) than in the control group. Furthermore, more mothers in the control group experienced breast engorgement (P=0.01) and constipation (P=0.002), and 40% were not using contraceptive methods at the end of the puerperium period. Conclusions: The authors recommend healthcare providers use modern technologies to complement existing care strategies to improve maternal health and reduce risks in a cost-effective way.
- Subjects
EGYPT; CONSTIPATION -- Risk factors; PATIENT aftercare; CELL phones; MOTHERS; HOSPITALS; LACTATION; CONTRACEPTION; EPISIOTOMY; WOUND healing; RESEARCH methodology; TIME; LACTATION disorders; HEALTH status indicators; INTERVIEWING; MANN Whitney U Test; RISK assessment; PREGNANCY outcomes; T-test (Statistics); VENOUS thrombosis; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; EXERCISE; PUERPERIUM; HOSPITAL wards; CHI-squared test; POSTNATAL care; STATISTICAL sampling; JUDGMENT sampling; DATA analysis software; HEALTH self-care; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
British Journal of Midwifery, 2022, Vol 30, Issue 11, p636
- ISSN
0969-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjom.2022.30.11.636