Table 1.

Description of intervention sessions

Sessions	Content	Timing	Recipients
1: Introduction and rapport building	Introducing programme and engaging mother and her family Developing empathetic relationship with mother Ensuring family support system	Beginning of 7th month of pregnancy	Mother and family members
2: Maternal well-being	Assessment of psychosocial problems of mother Use of guided discovery and behavioural activation for improving mother’s health (strategies for improving overall well-being, including diet, rest, relaxation and sleep)	7th month of pregnancy	Mother and family members
3: Improving mother relationship with significant others	Thought challenging and behaviour activation using guided discovery (strategies for improving interpersonal relationships and mobilising social support) Awareness about complication during pregnancy	8th month of pregnancy	Mother and family members
4: Improving mother relationship with infant during pregnancy	Thought challenging and behaviour activation using guided discovery (strategies for improving bond with the infant during pregnancy. Knowledge and planning of safe delivery and importance of colostrum)	9th month of pregnancy	Mother
4: Follow-up session after delivery	Following up after child birth Psychoeducation about child development	Immediate postdelivery	Mother
5: Improving child’s physical health	Thought challenging and behaviour activation using guided discovery (strategies for awareness on benefits of exclusive breastfeeding) Responsive breast feeding Addressing the concept of child crying because of insufficient milk Increasing breast milk by diet and improved frequency- addressing insufficiency of milk Family support for breast feeding Assessment of postpartum psychosocial problems of mother	8 weeks postnatal	Mother
5A: Improving maternal health	Assessment of psychosocial problems of mother Use of guided discovery and behavioural activation for improving mother’s health	9 weeks postnatal	Mother
5B: Improving maternal health	Use of guided discovery and behavioural activation for improving mother’s relationship with others	10 weeks postnatal	Mother
5C: Improving maternal health	Use of guided discovery and behavioural activation for improving mother’s relationship with child	11 weeks postnatal	Mother
6: Importance of mother–child interaction	Exclusive breast feeding (EBF) for 6 months Birth spacing Suitable environment-birth spacing Interaction, love and care for child Selecting play activity and conducting with mother and child	12 weeks postnatal	Mother and infant
7: Follow-up on early stimulation activities	Revision of activities discussed in session 6 Importance of vaccination	16 weeks postnatal	Mother and Child
8: Awareness on birth spacing; improving child’s health	Thought challenging and behaviour activation using guided discovery (strategies for awareness on birth spacing and its relation to child’s health) EBF for 6 months Birth spacing Suitable environment-birth spacing Modern methods of contraception Interaction, love and care for child Selecting play activity and conducting with mother and child	20 weeks postnatal	Mother
9: Introduction to solid food	Interaction and play with child Selecting play activity and conducting with mother and child Introduction to solid food and concept of super food Food and hygiene Continuation of breastfeeding with weaning at 6 months Importance of vaccination	24 weeks postnatal	Mother
10: Introduction to mother–child interaction. Improving mother–child interaction through responsiveness and praise	Skill-based activities to promote mother–child interaction Homework charts are given to monitor the activity Learning through play activities are reinforced	28 weeks postnatal	Mother and infant
11: Importance of following child’s interest	Skill-based activities to promote mother–child interaction Homework charts are given to monitor the activity Learning through play activities are reinforced	32 weeks postnatal	Mother and infant
12: Importance of following child’s lead	Skill-based activities to promote mother–child interaction Homework charts are given to monitor the activity Learning through play activities are reinforced	36 weeks postnatal	Mother and infant
13: Promote child language development	Skill-based activities to promote mother–child interaction Homework charts are given to monitor the activity Learning through play activities are reinforced	40 weeks postnatal	Mother and infant
14: Scaffolding	Skill-based activities to promote mother–child interaction Homework charts are given to monitor the activity Learning through play activities are reinforced	44 weeks postnatal	Mother and infant
15: Review of all five strategies	Revision of all strategies and next line of action. Learning through play activities are reinforced.	48 weeks postnatal	Mother and infant