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Invisible planning is work, but correlation is not an app trial

Greater cognitive household labor was associated with poorer maternal wellbeing measures.

Research preview · selected sources rechecked September 14, 2026 · independent clinical review pending. These editorial assessments are not formal GRADE ratings. No study here establishes an effect of Brighter Postpartum.

limited association · C60

Invisible planning is work, but correlation is not an app trial

Population and setting: 322 mothers of young children; self-report cross-sectional household-labor study.
What was found: Greater cognitive household labor was associated with poorer maternal wellbeing measures.
Limits and applicability: Not restricted to the first postpartum days; reverse causation and confounding remain possible. Task ownership is an original adaptation.

Sources: S96 · Evidence record ↗

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