NCT03715218

Impact of Mothers Touch Program to Improve Maternal Health After Birth

Indian Postpartum Care: A-randomised Trial to Improve Maternal Health Six Weeks After Birth

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

After the child birth most women experience major health issues such as depression, severe fatigue, back pain, perineal pain, mastitis, urinary or faecal incontinence, sexual problems and relationship problems with partners. That all lead to poorer emotional and mental health and factors contributing isolation, exhaustion and physical health problems. 'Sava Mahina (6-week period) is a traditional practice for postpartum women in India, which include special diet, lifestyle and supportive care. The current multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate outcomes of Indian postpartum care on women.

Conditions

• Post Partum Depression
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mothers Touch Program	Mothers Touch Program with bed rest, Relaxation program to reduce stress, massage for mother and infant, gently physical exercise and special dietary program each week.
OTHER	Usual Care Program	Usual care group had advice, support and educational program delivered by midwife, or physicians.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-21
• Primary completion: 2018-05-15
• Completion: 2018-08-12
• First posted: 2018-10-23
• Last updated: 2018-10-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India