Trial reportHealth promotion international2013
Peer support for postpartum depression: volunteers' perceptions, recruitment strategies and training from a randomized controlled trial.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Breastfeeding interventions for preventing postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Volunteers' experiences of providing telephone-based breast-feeding peer support in the RUBY randomised controlled trial.Public health nutrition · 2020Trial
- Breastfeeding peer support by telephone in the RUBY randomised controlled trial: A qualitative exploration of volunteers' experiences.PloS one · 2020Trial
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- Effectiveness of psychological interventions for reducing depressive symptoms among women experiencing perinatal depression: a systematic review.AJOG global reports · 2026Review
- Feasibility and acceptability of community-based psychosocial interventions delivered by nonspecialists for perinatal common mental disorders: A systematic review using an implementation science framework.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
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- Path analysis of influencing factors for maternal antenatal depression in the third trimester.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Community-based perinatal mental health peer support: a realist review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Review
- Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Antenatal depressive symptoms in rwanda: rates, risk factors, and social support.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- A qualitative study of Swedish fathers' experiences of becoming a father during the COVID-19 pandemic.European journal of midwifery · 2022Article
- Acceptability and appropriateness of a novel parent-staff co-leadership model for childhood obesity prevention in Head Start: a qualitative interview study.BMC public health · 2021Article
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- Evaluation of a Technology-Based Peer-Support Intervention Program for Preventing Postnatal Depression (Part 2): Qualitative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- ASSERT trial - How to assess the safety and efficacy of a high frequency rTMS in postpartum depression ? A multicenter, double blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2017Article
- Barefoot therapists: barriers and facilitators to delivering maternal mental health care through peer volunteers in Pakistan: a qualitative study.International journal of mental health systems · 2016Article
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Abstract
A randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of telephone-based peer support (mother-to-mother) on preventing postpartum depression among high-risk mothers. This paper reports volunteers' perceptions, which showed that peer support is an effective preventative intervention. Two-hundred and five (205) volunteers were recruited and trained to provide peer support to 349 mothers randomized to the intervention group. Volunteers' perceptions were measured at 12 weeks using the Peer Volunteer Experience Questionnaire, completed by 69% (121) of the 175 volunteers who provided support to at least one mother. Large majorities felt that the training session had prepared them for their role (94.2%), that volunteering did not interfere with their lives (81.8%) and that providing support helped them grow as individuals (87.8%). Over 90% stated that they would become a peer volunteer again, given the opportunity. Recruitment and retention of effective volunteers is essential to the success of any peer-support intervention. Results from this study can assist clinicians and program planners to provide effective training, sufficient on-going support and evaluation and appropriate matching of volunteers to mothers who desire peer support and are at high risk of postpartum depression.
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