Baby Triple P

Our research

This is a doctoral research study trialling a new type of parenting support called 'Baby Triple P Positive Parenting Programme' to see if it is effective in reducing symptoms associated with postnatal depression and in improving the relationship between mums and their babies. Baby Triple P sessions aim to help you:

  • Cope with stressful situations
  • Look after yourself as a new parent
  • Settle your baby
  • Help your baby sleep
  • Know what your baby needs
  • Promote your baby's development
  • Have a loving and positive relationship with your baby
  • Look after your relationship with your partner

Volunteering

Participation in this study is completely voluntary. If you choose to take part we will first ask you to complete a consent form. We will then ask you some questions to see if this programme may be helpful for you. After completing some questionnaires you will then be randomly allocated to either receive 10 individual sessions of Baby Triple P in your home (or a venue of your choice) (in addition to any services you are receiving) or to a monitoring group where you will continue with any normal services you are receiving. If you are in the monitoring group you will receive the same number of visits to complete the assessments. At the end of the monitoring period you will receive a copy of the Triple P 'Every Parent’s Self-Help Workbook'. Due to the nature of the design of this study it will not be possible to choose which group you will be allocated to. We will ask every participant to complete the same questionnaires and be videoed interacting with their baby at our initial assessment, 10 weeks after entering the study and again three months later.

If you would like more information or are interested in participating in this study and are a first time mother between 18 and 45 years old, with a baby under 12 months and if you live Greater Manchester, please contact the research team:

This research has been approved by the NHS Research Ethics Committee, approval code: 10/H1003/73