Online Postpartum Follow-up on Depression and Postpartum Adaptation

Objective: To determine the effect of online postpartum follow-up on depression and postpartum adaptation. Design: A parallel-randomized-controlled study Setting: During 2021 in Turkey Participants: 52 women in the postpartum period Measurements: Data were collected through the Personal Information Form, the Follow-up Form, the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), and the Postpartum Self-Assessment Scale (PSAS). The women in the experimental group were administered three follow-ups (education/consultancy) in line with the timing and content in the T.R. Ministry of Health Postpartum Care Management Guide (2014). The follow-ups were performed using the Zoom® program, which enabled video talk. The women in the control group received the routine follow-up and care provided by the hospital.