ArticleJMIR mental health2023
The Efficacy of Be a Mom, a Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Postpartum Depression: Examining Mechanisms of Change in a Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Be a Mom: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of a Web-based Preventive Intervention for Postpartum Depression.
MATTER Project: Implementation and Evaluation of a Cross-Sector Digital Screening and Early Intervention Program for Perinatal Mental Health in Primary Care and Community Settings
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Which therapy works best for maternal depressive symptoms? A network meta-analysis of psychotherapeutic interventions.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Investigating the Effectiveness of Technology-Based Distal Interventions for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- iCARE Self-Guided Digital Intervention for Postpartum Depression in Danish Mothers: Formative Research Using User-Centered Design.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- The Impact of Online Health Anxiety on Maternal Health Behaviors in Cyberchondriac Mothers: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Preferences for group psychological interventions on perinatal depression in China: a discrete choice experiment.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Adapting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents in Iraq via Mobile Apps: Qualitative Study of Usability and Outcomes.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- The Effects of Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- LoVE4MUM Mobile App to Prevent Postpartum Depression: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of digital health interventions for perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Oxford open digital health · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundPostpartum depression (PPD) is treatable and preventable, but most women do not seek professional help for their perinatal depressive symptoms. One increasingly popular approach of improving access to care is the use of web-based intervention programs.
objectiveThe objective of this study was 2-fold: first, to assess the efficacy of Be a Mom, a brief web-based selective or indicated preventive intervention, in reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms of women at high risk for PPD; and second, to examine mechanisms of change linking modifiable self-regulatory skills (ie, emotion regulation, self-compassion, and psychological flexibility) to improved perinatal mental health outcomes.
methodsThis 2-arm, open-label randomized controlled trial involved a sample of 1053 perinatal women presenting high risk for PPD who were allocated to the Be a Mom intervention group or a waitlist control group and completed self-report measures at baseline and postintervention assessments. Univariate latent change score models were computed to determine changes over time in adjustment processes and outcomes, with a multigroup-model approach to detect differences between the intervention and control groups and a 2-wave latent change score model to examine whether changes in processes were related to changes in outcomes.
resultsBe a Mom was found to be effective in reducing depressive (intervention group: µΔ=-3.35; P<.001 vs control group: µΔ=-1.48; P<.001) and anxiety symptoms (intervention group: µΔ=-2.24; P<.001 vs control group: µΔ=-0.43; P=.04) in comparison with the control group, where such changes were inexistent or much smaller. All 3 psychological processes under study improved statistically significantly in posttreatment assessments: emotion regulation ability (Δχ
conclusionsThese results suggest that Be a Mom, a low-intensity cognitive behavioral therapy program, is a promising first-line intervention for helping perinatal women, particularly those with early-onset PPD symptoms.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03024645; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03024645.
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