Internet-based support program on parenting outcomes for Chinese primiparous women: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

As the first RCT study on parenting outcomes using a rigorous research design and a theoretical framework in China, this research will contribute to evidence on the effectiveness of using internet platform to support women after childbirth. The results could help to advance research about the use of internet-based intervention methods to improve women's maternal self-efficacy, social support, satisfaction, and to alleviate depression symptoms. Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2000033154.