Application of Haptonomy and Pregnancy Adjustment, Paternal Attachment (Haptonomy)

The Effect of Haptonomy Application on Pregnancy Adjustment and Prenatal Attachment of Fathers

The pregnancy process is experienced not only by the mother, but also by the fathers, so it is thought that the application of haptonomy, which is the science of love, communication and feeling together, will confirm the emotional existence of the baby in the prenatal period, and support the attachment of the father and the adaptation of the mothers to pregnancy.

Therefore, this study; It was aimed to evaluate the effect of haptonomy application on prenatal attachment of fathers and compliance with pregnancy and to contribute to the midwifery literature of the results.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Father-Child Relations
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Haptonomy application

Detailed Description

In accordance with the literature review, no similar study was found in our country. The reason for the application of haptonomy in pregnancy is the sense of touch, which develops in the first 2 months of pregnancy and is an emotional sense. The pregnancy process is experienced not only by the mother, but also by the fathers, so it is thought that the application of haptonomy, which is the science of love, communication and feeling together, will confirm the emotional existence of the baby in the prenatal period, and support the attachment of the father and the adaptation of the mothers to pregnancy. Therefore, this study; The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of haptonomy application on prenatal attachment of fathers and adaptation of pregnant women to pregnancy.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 286
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: nazlı Akar, Phd; Phone Number: 05418708353; Email: nazakr80@gmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Sibel Öztürk, Asst. Prof.; Phone Number: 05357951648; Email: sibelc-06@hotmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Kars, Turkey, 36100
    • Kars Harakani Devlet Hastanesi

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• At least primary school graduate,
• Being at the 24th and 32nd week of pregnancy
• Living with your partner

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having problems with his wife
• Living apart with his wife
• Pregnant women who have completed the 32nd gestational week

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: haptonomy application; The data will be obtained by applying a pre-test to the pregnant women and their spouses included in the experimental group before the application. After the pre-test data are collected, 5 sessions of haptonomy will be applied to the couples in the experimental group. Each session (Breath awareness and diaphragm breathing 5 minutes, Feminine energy attunement and heart-looking energy work 5 minutes, Physical communication with the baby in the womb with touches 10 minutes, meditation from the heart to the uterus 15 minutes, awareness of the environment, closing breath and feedback 5 minutes) It will be 40 minutes. For the effectiveness and continuity between each session, planning will be made for 3 days to 7 days. The final test will be applied 1 week after the hapatonomy application (after 5 sessions are completed).	Other: Haptonomy application; Feeling the fetus by touching the mother's womb with meditation
No Intervention: Control; no application will be made

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Effect of Haptonomy Application Prenatal Attachment of Fathers	The research is an experimentally planned randomized controlled trial. The sample of the study consists of pregnant women and their spouses (70 experimental group, 70 control group) between the 24th and 32nd weeks. Fetal attachment of prospective fathers was evaluated with the intrauterine father attachment scale. Intrauterine Father Attachment consists of 23 items. A minimum score of 23 and a maximum of 92 points is obtained on the scale. Scale has no cutoff point. High scores obtained indicate high level of attachment of father to fetus before birth; low scores mean that the father's level of prenatal attachment to the fetus is low.	one month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Effect of Haptonomy Application on Pregnancy Adjustment	Pregnancy compliance of pregnant women was evaluated with the prenatal self-rating scale. The scale is a 4-point Likert-type scale with 79 items and 7 sub-dimensions. A minimum of 79 and a maximum of 316 points can be obtained for the entire scale. Scale has no cutoff point. Low scores indicate high compliance with pregnancy.	one month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ataturk University
• Investigators: Study Director: Sibel ÖZTÜRK, Asst.Prof., Atatürk University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Midwifery Yakutiye/Erzurum; Principal Investigator: Nazlı AKAR, Phd, Kafkas University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Midwifery Merkez/Kars

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 5, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 5, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): April 5, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 3, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 12, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 15, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 6, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 4, 2023
• Last Verified: July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pregnancy; midwifery; fetus; haptonomy; father
• Other Study ID Numbers: Ataturk University SÖZTÜRK0001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: The principle of "Informed Consent" by informing the pregnant women and their spouses who meet the research criteria and want to support the research, the principle of "Respect for Autonomy" by stating that they are free to participate in the research, the principle of "Confidentiality and Protection of Confidentiality" by stating that the information of the pregnant women and spouses participating in the research will be kept confidential. will be fulfilled.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No