IRCT201110163034N7 IRCT 2011-12-07 Vice chancellor for research,Tehran University of Medical Sciences The effect of education on the prevention of postpartum depression The effect of educational program on postpartum depression in Primiparous Women 2011-10-22 anticipated 200 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/3019 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Prevention. 2-3 postpartum depression. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Individual educational program will be implemented by the researcher in 3 sessions of 20 minutes including: 10-14 days, 6 and 8 weeks after delivery. In the first session the mothers will be educated about post partum depression (definition, prevalence, symptoms, causes and practical solutions to deal with it,including :getting help from his wife and family - enough rest and sleep - good nutrition - exercise techniques, relaxation, and Infant massage ) then, a booklet, including discussed topics, delivered to recall the mothers and finally the mothers’ questions will be answered by the researcher. In the second (6 weeks) and third sessions (8 weeks), the educational program will include more complete explanation of postpartum depression and practical strategies to deal with it . The Edinburgh questionnaire will be completed at baseline, 10-14 days, 8 weeks and 3 months after delivery. Intervention 2: In the intervention group, the researcher will remind the mothers about training tips by the phone every 15 days after starting the educational program, and then will answer to the mother’s questions. The researcher’s phone number will be given to the mothers in order to answer their questions. Intervention 3: In control group:the mothers will receive routine post partum care in health care centers in 10-14 days, 6 and 8 weeks after delivery, the Edinburgh questionnaire will be completed at baseline, 14-10 days , then in 8 weeks and 3 months after delivery.