Intervention outcomes
Depression
Compared with first-time mothers in the control group, primiparous women in the intervention group were found to have a higher SICS score at T1 (mean difference = 6.66, 95% CI: 4.88–8.45, Effect of ISP on outcomes of parenting, mental health, and social support at T1 and T2.All p-values were calculated using repeated measures multivariate analysis of covariance. ISP, Internet-based support program; SICS, Self-efficacy in Infant Care Scale; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; PSSS, Postpartum Social Support Scale; T1, immediately after the intervention; T2, three-month follow.Our research found that the mean SICS score of these participants significantly increased from T0 to T1 (mean difference = 9.91, 95% CI: 9.14–10.69, The mean score change in SICS, EPDS and PSSS at T0, T1, and T2. SICS, the Self-efficacy in Infant Care Scale; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; PSSS, Postnatal Social Support Scale.