STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY
Depression
RECRUITMENT
This study was part of an intervention development and feasibility study powered to detect clinically relevant differences in women’s overall ratings of antenatal care and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) but not its impact in relation to other outcomes.The study had a participatory approach that integrated the perspectives of midwives and Somali-born women in the intervention development and in the study design.The recruitment goal of 63 women in each group was reached so the study had power to detect differences between the groups in emotional well-being measured with the EPDS at baseline, but not overall ratings of care.Emotional well-being measured with the EPDS contributes to the evidence for its use, as it is not yet validated for Somali-speaking women.Women were recruited from a single site only, and possible selection bias may further limit the representativeness and generalisability of the results; however, the findings may be useful for future power calculations.