The Effect of The Mindfulness-based Childbirth and Parenting Program

The Effect of The Mindfulness-based Childbirth and Parenting Program on Prenatal Attachment and Depression, Stress, Anxiety Levels of Pregnants

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting program on prenatal attachment and depression, stress and anxiety levels of pregnants.

The study will be carried out in two different groups. After the pregnants are evaluated in terms of eligibility criteria for the research, the pregnants who are eligible will be informed about the research and written informed consent will be obtained from the pregnants who accept. The random distribution of pregnants to the study groups will be carried out random. The following applications will be made to the groups.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pregnancy Related
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Mindfulness-based Childbirth and Parenting Program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 36
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey
    • Ankara University Cebeci Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being at 20-30 weeks of gestation
• Being nulliparous

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of psychiatric illness
• Follow-up in the risky pregnancy clinic
• Not completing the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group	Other: Mindfulness-based Childbirth and Parenting Program; Mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting program will be applied to individuals in this group. The program consists of nine sessions, eight of which will take place during pregnancy. Sessions planned during pregnancy will be held once a week, lasting 8 weeks.
No Intervention: Control Group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale- 21 (DASS 21)	In this scale (DASS-21), there are 7 questions each to measure the dimensions of depression, stress and anxiety. The scale is a 4-point Likert Type Scale; 0 -3. Depression, anxiety and stress scores are measured by summing the scores of the related items. A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 21 points can be obtained in each dimension.	immediately after participants are assigned to groups and eight weeks later
Prenatal Attachment Inventory	The scale, which is a four-point Likert-type scale, consists of 21 items. A minimum of 21 and a maximum of 84 points can be obtained from the scale. The change in the score obtained by the pregnant indicates that the level of attachment also increases.	immediately after participants are assigned to groups and eight weeks later

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ezgi Findik

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 22, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 22, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): September 22, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 10, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 10, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): May 19, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 6, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 5, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 20/198

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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