The effect of the application on the self-efficacy and anxiety levels of mothers: Randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Family health can be improved by making home visits with mobile applications. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of a mobile application and web-based software called (My Home Midwife), which was designed by the researchers for use in the postpartum period, on mothers' self-efficacy and anxiety levels.

Methods: Home visits to 60 mothers in the intervention group, who are over 18 years of age, who have given birth at term, who have no complications in mother and baby, and who are in the second to fifth postpartum days, were made with the online home visits mobile support application Midwifery Home software and their self-efficacy and anxiety levels were evaluated.

The effectiveness of an exercise intervention in reducing the severity of postpartum depression: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: This study aims to identify the effectiveness of an exercise program in reducing the severity of postnatal depression in women who had a spontaneous vaginal delivery.

Design And Methods: This randomized control trial was conducted with 65 postpartum women residing in a city located in south-eastern Turkey. In the first postpartum month, following random assignment of subjects, the experimental group (n = 40) performed exercises for 4 weeks, and the control group (n = 40) received standard care.