Mirmolaei et al (2014) 1. NR 4. Postpartum women (n= 8. Impact of two postnatal home 10. Additional cost of 13. Postpartum care at 200) visits on the healthy behaviours home visits a factor for home is effective in Iran 2. Attendance at primary of low risk mothers: included developing countries. improving maternal healthy care facilities compared 5. Maternal health maternal behaviours in relation behaviors such as RCT with home visits by behaviours assessed at 60 to nutrition, physical activity, 11. NR breastfeeding and family midwives. days (2 months) smoking, alcohol, breastfeeding, planning. To compare effect of two FP, personal and mental health, 12. Cost of setting up midwife home visits to 3. First visit at health 6. Home visits in and ability to taking care of home visiting service 14. Costs of home‑visits usual care on healthy centre (3-5 days) followed designated geographical newborn. for low risk mothers in and low rates of receiving by two postnatal home region of Iran Intervention group more likely developing countries behaviours of low‑risk routine care in developing visits at 10-15 days and to receive postpartum care (P < when health centre mothers countries such as Iran, the 2nd within 42-60 days 7. Midwives 0.001). available. cost effectiveness assessments of other Mean score of maternal healthy methods for postpartum behaviors increased from 120.5 care can enable health (SE = 0.76) to 148.9 (SE = 1.02) policymakers. (P < 0.001) with control group 119.9 (SE = 1.06) to 140.9 (SE = 1.08) (P < 0.001). Mean score of maternal healthy behaviors in the intervention group had significant differences with that in the control group (P < 0.001). 9. Poor uptake for standard care
Mirmolaei et al (2014) Iran RCT To compare effect of two midwife home visits to usual care on healthy behaviours of low‑risk mothers 1. NR 2. Attendance at primary care facilities compared with home visits by midwives. 3. First visit at health centre (3-5 days) followed by two postnatal home visits at 10-15 days and 2nd within 42-60 days 4. Postpartum women (n= 200) 5. Maternal health behaviours assessed at 60 days (2 months) 6. Home visits in designated geographical region of Iran 7. Midwives 8. Impact of two postnatal home visits on the healthy behaviours of low risk mothers: included maternal behaviours in relation to nutrition, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, breastfeeding, FP, personal and mental health, and ability to taking care of newborn. Intervention group more likely to receive postpartum care (P < 0.001). Mean score of maternal healthy behaviors increased from 120.5 (SE = 0.76) to 148.9 (SE = 1.02) (P < 0.001) with control group 119.9 (SE = 1.06) to 140.9 (SE = 1.08) (P < 0.001). Mean score of maternal healthy behaviors in the intervention group had significant differences with that in the control group (P < 0.001). 9. Poor uptake for standard care 10. Additional cost of home visits a factor for developing countries. 11. NR 12. Cost of setting up home visiting service for low risk mothers in developing countries when health centre available. 13. Postpartum care at home is effective in improving maternal healthy behaviors such as breastfeeding and family planning. 14. Costs of home‑visits and low rates of receiving routine care in developing countries such as Iran, the cost effectiveness assessments of other methods for postpartum care can enable health policymakers.
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