The Effect of Peer Support on Postpartum Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Dennis, Cindy-Lee

doi:10.1177/070674370304800209

Cited by 249Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare

The Effect of Peer Support on Postpartum Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Dennis, Cindy-Lee·2003·The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

DOI 10.1177/070674370304800209

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Objective: To evaluate the effect of peer support (mother-to-mother) on depressive symptomatology among mothers identified as high-risk for postpartum depression (PPD). Method: Forty-two mothers in British Columbia were identified as high-risk for PPD according to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and randomly assigned to either a control group (that is, to standard community postpartum care) or an experimental group. The experimental group received standard care plus telephone-based peer support, initiated within 48 to 72 hours of randomization, from a mother who previously experienced PPD and attended a 4-hour training session. Research assistants blind to group allocation conducted follow-up assessments on diverse outcomes, including depressive symptomatology, at 4 and 8 weeks postrandomization. Results: Significant group differences were found in probable major depressive symptomatology (EPDS > 12) at the 4-week (χ 2 = 5.18, df = 1; P = 0.02) and 8-week (χ 2 = 6.37, df = 1; P = 0.01) assessments. Specifically, at the 4-week assessment 40.9% ( n = 9) of mothers in the control group scored > 12 on the EPDS, compared with only 10% ( n = 2) in the experimental group. Similar findings were found at the 8-week assessment, when 52.4% ( n = 11) of mothers in the control group scored > 12 on the EPDS, compared with 15% ( n = 3) of mothers in the experimental group. Of the 16 mothers in the experimental group who evaluated the intervention, 87.5% were satisfied with their peer-support experience. Conclusions: Telephone-based peer support may effectively decrease depressive symptomatology among new mothers. The high maternal satisfaction with, and acceptance of, the intervention suggests that a larger trial is feasible.

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Peers have been successfully used in the delivery of maternal mental health care, but most studies were conducted in high-income countries and focus on quantitative outcomes.
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Authors: Dennis, C.-L.
Affiliations: University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author: Dennis, Cindy-Lee
ORCID: Dennis, Cindy-Lee
Venue: The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2003-03
Volume: 48
Issue: 2
Pages: 115-124
ISSN: 0706-7437 (ISSN-L)
1497-0015
DOI: 10.1177/070674370304800209
OpenAlex: W2172005526
Cited by: 249
References: 92
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 20
FWCI: 8.46
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
Keywords: postpartum depression, peer support, mother-to-mother support, telephone-delivered intervention, high-risk mothers, depressive symptoms, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, maternal satisfaction, postpartum care
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Child Care, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Loneliness, Peer Group, Pilot Projects, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Depression, Postpartum

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