Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2023
Using the teach-back method to improve postpartum maternal-infant health among women with limited maternal health literacy: a randomized controlled study.
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Using Teach Back to Improve Postpartum Maternal-infant Health Among Women With Limited Maternal Health Literacy: A Randomized, Controlled Study
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Maternal health literacy as a potential determinant of infant and early childhood health: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Regionalization of Perinatal Care and Specific Facility-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review.Neonatology · 2025Pooled it
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- Investigation of the Effect of Pregnant Women's Maternal Health Literacy on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Impact of teach-back-based training on maternal discharge readiness and the readmission of preterm infants admitted to the NICU: a quasi-experimental study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Concordance of Self-Reported Obstetric Outcomes With Electronic Health Record Documentation: A Secondary Analysis of the Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study Monitoring Mothers-To-Be.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Constructing a predictive model for acute mastitis in lactating women based on machine learning.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of psychological intervention combined with education on psychological resilience and healthy behavior of patients with pulp disease.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Predictors of Neonatal Jaundice Admissions: A Comparative Study Between Thai and Myanmar Mothers Residing in Thailand.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Maternal Health Literacy in Postpartum Women.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with the presence of oral infections in pregnant women in a medium-sized municipality in Brazil.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025Article
- What is effective communication in breastfeeding care? Perspectives from Latina women.PloS one · 2025Article
- The prevalence and associated factors of third-trimester pregnancy depression in pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity women: a cross-sectional study in Guangdong, China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Introducing standard patient-reported measures (PRMs) into routine maternity care: A pre-implementation qualitative study on women's perspectives in Finland.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Functional proteins in breast milk and their correlation with the development of the infant gut microbiota: a study of mother-infant pairs.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Association between maternal-infant health literacy, social support, and psychological stress during the perinatal period among women in Macao, China.Women's health (London, England)Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
aimThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of using the teach-back method among women with limited maternal health literacy (LMHL) on maternal health literacy(MHL), postpartum health behaviours and maternal-infant health outcomes.
methodsA randomized controlled study was conducted in the obstetrics department of Anhui Provincial Hospital, China. A total of 258 pregnant women with LMHL were recruited at the point of admission to the hospital for birth and randomly assigned to the control group (n = 130), where women received routine education sessions, and the teach-back group (n = 128), where women received routine education sessions plus a teach-back intervention. The two groups were assessed in terms of MHL before and after the intervention, breastfeeding execution, uptake of 42-day postpartum check-ups, complete uptake of one-time recommended vaccines, and physical health outcomes. Statistical tests were employed for data analysis.
resultsThere was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of MHL and other social, demographic, and medical status at baseline. After the intervention, the teach-back group had a higher level of MHL (p < 0.001), better postpartum health behaviours in terms of exclusive breastfeeding within 24 hours postpartum (x
conclusionsThis study shows that the teach-back method is effective for enhancing MHL, leading to positive postpartum health behaviours, and improving postpartum maternal-infant health outcomes among women with LMHL. The teach-back method may play an important role in improving postpartum maternal-infant health and could be considered in maternal health education. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Our trial has been prospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Ref. No.: NCT04858945) and the enrollment date was 26/04/2021.
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