Effectiveness of the Essential Coaching Postpartum Digital Health Solution on Parenting Self-Efficacy, Mental Health, Well-Being, and Parenting Outcomes: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Justine Dol   ¹ , PhD ;   Christine T Chambers   ^{1, 2, 3} , PhD ;   Jennifer A Parker   ¹ , PhD ;   Melissa Brooks   ⁴ , MD ;   Cindy-Lee Dennis   ^{5, 6} , PhD ;   Daniel Seguin   ⁷ , PhD ;   Jennifer M Goldberg   ⁸ , RM, PhD ;   Brad Hughes   ⁹ , BKin ;   Teresa Reese   ⁹ , BSc ;   Greg Richard   ⁹ , BSc ;   Kate Calnan   ⁹ , MASc

¹ IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada

² Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

³ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁵ Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

⁶ Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁷ Department of Psychology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁸ McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁹ Patient Partner, Halifax, NS, Canada