Effect of Internet Plus-based postpartum healthcare services on postpartum depression of primipara and growth and development of neonates

Table 1 Comparison of baseline data between the two group, n (%)

Baseline information	Control group (n = 30)	Observers group (n = 30)	t/χ2 value	P value
Age (years), mean ± SD	26.43 ± 2.76	26.92 ± 2.98	0.661	0.511
Standard of culture			0.071	0.791
High school and below	11 (36.67)	12 (40.00)
College or higher	19 (63.33)	18 (60.00)
Place of abode			0.067	0.796
Cities and towns	14 (46.67)	15 (50.00)
Rural district	16 (53.33)	15 (50.00)
Delivery method			0.341	0.559
Natural birth	23 (76.67)	21 (70.00)
Caesarean birth	7 (23.33)	9 (30.00)
Pregnancy complications			0.577	0.448
Not have	3 (10.00)	5 (16.67)
Have	27 (90.00)	25 (83.33)
Gender of newborn			0.069	0.793
Male baby	17 (56.67)	18 (60.00)
Female infant	13 (43.33)	12 (40.00)

Table 2 Comparison of maternal role adaptation scores between the two groups, mean ± SD

Index (point)	Stage	Control group (n = 30)	Observers group (n = 30)	t value	P value
Role cognition score	When leaving hospital after delivery	12.58 ± 2.74	12.45 ± 3.16	0.170	0.865
	At 6 weeks postpartum	17.75 ± 3.98a	20.11 ± 4.02a	2.285	0.026
Care behavior score	When leaving hospital after delivery	9.24 ± 2.16	9.12 ± 2.13	0.217	0.829
	At 6 weeks postpartum	12.47 ± 2.51a	14.83 ± 2.96a	3.331	0.002
Parent-child attachment score	When leaving hospital after delivery	10.29 ± 2.15	10.25 ± 2.07	0.073	0.941
	At 6 weeks postpartum	13.54 ± 2.76a	16.94 ± 3.38a	3.012	0.004
Total score of role adaptation	When leaving hospital after delivery	32.11 ± 5.54	31.82 ± 5.17	0.209	0.835
	At 6 weeks postpartum	44.76 ± 7.43a	51.88 ± 8.59a	3.434	0.001

^aP < 0.05.

Table 3 Comparison of breastfeeding rates between two groups of primiparous, n (%)

Index	stage	Control group (n = 30)	Observers group (n = 30)	χ2 value	P value
Exclusive breastfeeding rate	When leaving hospital after delivery	14 (46.67)	13 (43.33)	1.071	0.301
	At 6 weeks postpartum	18 (60.00)	26 (86.67)	5.455	0.020

Table 4 Comparison of Edinburgh postnatal depression scale scores between the two groups of primiparas, mean ± SD

Index	Stage	Control group (n = 30)	Observers group (n = 30)	t value	P value
EPDS score (points)	When leaving hospital after delivery	5.03 ± 1.18	5.17 ± 1.25	0.446	0.657
	At 6 weeks postpartum	7.98 ± 2.53a	5.66 ± 1.28	4.482	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05.

EPDS: Edinburgh postnatal depression scale.

Table 5 Comparison of neonatal growth and development between the two groups, mean ± SD

Index	Stage	Control group (n = 30)	Observers group (n = 30)	t value	P value
Neonatal length (cm)	At birth	49.32 ± 2.28	49.05 ± 2.19	0.468	0.642
	Born 6 weeks	55.54 ± 4.12a	59.25 ± 3.76a	3.643	< 0.001
Neonatal head circumference (cm)	At birth	33.15 ± 1.63	33.12 ± 1.58	0.072	0.943
	Born 6 weeks	35.23 ± 1.85a	36.74 ± 1.98a	3.052	0.003
Birth weight (kg)	At birth	3.34 ± 0.65	3.26 ± 0.74	0.445	0.658
	Born 6 weeks	4.81 ± 0.79a	5.59 ± 0.85a	3.682	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05.