Training Given in the Line of Coping With Fear of Birth on Fear of Birth Birth Experience

The Effect of Mobile Training Given in the Line of Coping With Fear of Birth on Fear of Birth, Birth Preference and Birth Experience

Pregnancy and childbirth are a natural life event for women, as well as a process in which physical, biological and psychosocial changes are experienced. This process causes women to perceive childbirth as an unknown and unpredictable situation, resulting in the fear of childbirth. Due to the fear of childbirth, the daily routines, professional lives, social activities and relationships of pregnant women are significantly affected.

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of mobile education given in line with the "Guide to Coping with Fear of Birth" on fear of birth, birth preference and maternal satisfaction at birth. Research; It will be carried out at the T. C. Ministry of Health Gaziantep Cengiz Gökçek Gynecology and Pediatrics Hospital. Data; The first one is 28-30th of pregnancy. week, the second is 36-38. It will meet in three meetings in total, the third of which will be within 12-24 hours postpartum. Data, Personal Information Form (Annex-1), Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale (W-DEQ) Version A (Annex-2), Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale Version B (Annex-3) and Birth Experience Scale ( Annex-4) and Postpartum Questionnaire (Annex-5). The obtained data will be analyzed with the SPSS 22.0 program.

In this study, it is thought that the training given to women with a high level of birth fear can reduce their fear of childbirth and increase maternal satisfaction at birth.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pregnancy; Fear; Education; Fear of Childbirth; Birth
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Education

Detailed Description

The study is a randomized controlled management type study conducted to determine the effect of individual mobile training, which is reached by the "Guidelines for Coping with Fear of Birth" for primitive pregnant women.

Pregnancy and childbirth are a natural life event for women, as well as a process in which physical, biological and psychosocial changes are experienced. This process causes women to perceive childbirth as an unknown and unpredictable situation, resulting in the fear of childbirth. Due to the fear of childbirth, the daily routines, professional lives, social activities and relationships of pregnant women are significantly affected.

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of mobile education given in line with the "Guide to Coping with Fear of Birth" on fear of birth, birth preference and maternal satisfaction at birth. Research; It will be carried out at the T. C. Ministry of Health Gaziantep Cengiz Gökçek Gynecology and Pediatrics Hospital. Data; The first one is 28-30th of pregnancy. week, the second is 36-38. It will meet in three meetings in total, the third of which will be within 12-24 hours postpartum. Data, Personal Information Form (Annex-1), Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale (W-DEQ) Version A (Annex-2), Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale Version B (Annex-3) and Birth Experience Scale ( Annex-4) and Postpartum Questionnaire (Annex-5).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 67
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Meltem Akbaş, PhD; Phone Number: 1122 +905065146780; Email: makbaskanat@gmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Elif Bayrakçı, Msc student; Phone Number: 1122 +905065146780; Email: makbaskanat@gmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Adana, Turkey, 01330
    • Cukurova University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primiparous,
• Having a single fetus,
• Able to read and write,
• Between the ages of 18-35,
• Volunteer to participate in the research,
• 28-30 days of pregnancy according to the last menstrual period or ultrasonography records. in the week,
• No risk factors (heart disease, placenta previa, oligohydramnios, preeclampsia, anhydramnios, diabetes, epilepsy),
• Having a telephone that can be contacted for mobile calls,
• Pregnant women who do not have any disability diagnosed for normal delivery.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having communication problems,
• Having mental deficiency,
• Those who received infertility treatment and became pregnant with assisted reproductive techniques.

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: Experimental; Intervention: Mobile education given in the line of coping with fear The first one is 28-30th of pregnancy. week, the second is 36-38. It will meet in three meetings in total, the third of which will be within 12-24 hours postpartum.	Other: Education; Pregnant women will be given training to cope with the fear of childbirth.; Other Names: Training to cope with the fear of childbirth education
No Intervention: Control; Standart care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Fear of birth	As the scale score increases, the fear of birth increases	Pre-test: Wijma Birth Fear/Experience version A and B were applied between 28-30 weeks of pregnancy. Post-test: Wijma Birth Fear/Experience version A and B were applied between 36-38 weeks.
Birth experience	As the score obtained from the scale increases, the mother has a good birth experience.	Birth experience scale was applied between 12-24 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cukurova University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Meltem Akbaş, PhD, Universty Of Cukurova

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 23, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 23, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): July 3, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 8, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 7, 2023
• Last Verified: September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 10.09.2021/49

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