Table 3 Mothers’ reported knowledge and perceived support from health professionals in the intervention and comparison group
First follow-up three months after birth | Intervention group N = 929 | Comparison group N = 771 |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (S.D.) (%) | n | Mean (S.D.) (%) | P-value | |
Mothers’ reported knowledge | |||||
 Infant’s communication skillsa(0–4) | 859 | 2.01 (0.91) | 700 | 2.18 (0.99) | 0.0151 |
 How to respond to infant cuesa(0–4) | 859 | 2.07 (0.92) | 700 | 2.22 (0.98) | 0.0361 |
 How to sooth the infanta(0–4) | 859 | 2.26 (1.05) | 700 | 2.43 (1.08) | 0.0071 |
 How to establish a relation with the infanta(0–4) | 859 | 2.11 (1.01) | 700 | 2.26 (1.04) | 0.0431 |
 How to regulate infant’s sleep a(0–4) | 859 | 2.61 (1.02) | 700 | 2.59 (1.06) | 0.681 |
Support from health professionals | |||||
 Infant examined three weeks postpartum | 854 | (94%) | 701 | (95%) | 0.712 |
 Observations shared with health visitor | 810 | (94%) | 663 | (93%) | 0.842 |
 Number of home visits by health visitor | 848 | 3.92 (1.34) | 695 | 3.75 (1.20) | 0.111 |
 Days before first home visit by health visitor | 826 | 6.03 (4.75) | 680 | 5.96 (5.78) | 0.911 |
 Help from health visitors by phone | 857 | (11%) | 699 | (10%) | 0.922 |
 Help from general practitioner | 857 | (37%) | 699 | (35%) | 0.312 |