Effect of Neonatal Care Education for Primiparous Pregnant Women on Postpartum Maternal Function and Quality of Life

Effect of Neonatal Care Education for Primiparous Pregnant Women on Postpartum Maternal Function and Quality of Life: Randomised Controlled Trial

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of neonatal care education for primiparous pregnant women on postpartum maternal function and quality of life.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Functional Status; Life Quality
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Neonatal Care education

Detailed Description

This was a single blind randomised controlled experimental study. The sample size of the study was calculated using the G*Power 3.1.7 program, considering a 5% margin of error and 95% confidence interval, and was determined to be at least 61. Therefore, the sample was planned to consist of 122 pregnant women, including 61 pregnant women in the intervention group and 61 pregnant women in the control group.

Study Inclusion Criteria Being at least a primary school graduate. Being a primiparous pregnant woman. Being able to provide feedback. Study Exclusion Criteria Being a multiparous pregnant woman. Being a high-risk pregnant woman. Participants who met the study inclusion criteria were provided with information about the purpose and conduct of the study, and their consent to participate was then obtained. The interviews were conducted in the breastfeeding room at the Uşak Dikilitaş Family Health Centre. The data were collected between November 2022 and November 2023. The Family Health Centre has two vaccination rooms, two antenatal care rooms, two observation rooms, and two breastfeeding rooms. Each pregnant woman was individually enrolled in an education session held in the breastfeeding room. The breastfeeding room was approximately 20 m², which was considered standard for accommodating training for an average of three pregnant women. The breastfeeding room was quiet, had a suitable temperature, and was located on the first floor in the middle of the corridor.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 126
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Manisa, Turkey
    • Yonca çiçek okuyan

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being at least a primary school graduate.
• Being a primiparous pregnant woman.
• Being able to provide feedback.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being a multiparous pregnant woman.
• Being a high-risk pregnant woman.

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: İntervational group; Neonatal care education given to primiparous pregnant women affect their postpartum maternal function Neonatal care education given to primiparous pregnant women affect their postpartum quality of life?	Behavioral: Neonatal Care education; Participants who met the study inclusion criteria were provided with information about the purpose and conduct of the study, and their consent to participate was then obtained. The interviews were conducted in the breastfeeding room at the Uşak Dikilitaş Family Health Centre. The data were collected between November 2022 and November 2023. The Family Health Centre has two vaccination rooms, two antenatal care rooms, two observation rooms, and two breastfeeding rooms. Each pregnant woman was individually enrolled in an education session held in the breastfeeding room. The breastfeeding room was approximately 20 m², which was considered standard for accommodating training for an average of three pregnant women. The breastfeeding room was quiet, had a suitable temperature, and was located on the first floor in the middle of the corridor.
No Intervention: Control group; All pregnant women, those in the control group, were provide with standard

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
severity of maternal function by Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning	The scale was used 6 weeks after childbirth	10 weeks after after the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Instrument	The scale was used 6 weeks after childbirth	10 weeks after after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Celal Bayar University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 26, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2024
• First Posted (Estimated): March 4, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): March 4, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Pregnancy; mothers; functional status; life quality
• Other Study ID Numbers: MCBU_2880

Drug and device information, study documents

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