Continuous Birth Support by Student Midwives and Labor Pain and Birth Satisfaction (MİDWİFERY)
The Effect of Continuous Birth Support Provided by Student Midwives on Labor Outcomes, Birth Perception, and Birth Satisfaction: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Przegląd badań
Status
Warunki
Interwencja / Leczenie
Szczegółowy opis
This randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate the effect of continuous birth support provided by student midwives on labor pain intensity and birth satisfaction among women giving birth vaginally. The study will be conducted in a maternity hospital setting.
Eligible pregnant women who are admitted to the labor ward and meet the inclusion criteria will be informed about the study and asked to provide written informed consent before participation. After enrollment, participants will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group receiving continuous birth support or a control group receiving routine intrapartum care.
Participants in the experimental group will receive continuous birth support provided by trained student midwives in addition to routine intrapartum care. The intervention will consist of structured breathing exercises guided by student midwives, including slow-paced breathing, patterned breathing during contractions, and relaxation-focused breathing between contractions. The support will begin at admission to the labor ward and continue throughout labor until birth, following a standardized intervention protocol.
Participants in the control group will receive routine intrapartum care according to the standard clinical protocols of the maternity hospital, including regular maternal and fetal monitoring and clinical care by midwives and obstetric staff. No structured breathing exercise program will be provided.
The primary outcome of the study is labor pain intensity, assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Pain will be measured at two time points: at admission to the labor ward (baseline) and at cervical dilatation of 6-7 cm.
The secondary outcome is birth satisfaction, assessed within 24 hours postpartum using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). he study aims to determine whether continuous birth support provided by student midwives is associated with reduced labor pain intensity and increased birth satisfaction compared to routine intrapartum care.
Typ studiów
Zapisy (Rzeczywisty)
Faza
- Nie dotyczy
Kontakty i lokalizacje
Lokalizacje studiów
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Döşemealti
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Antalya, Döşemealti, Turcja (Türkiye), 07190
- Antalya
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Kryteria uczestnictwa
Kryteria kwalifikacji
Wiek uprawniający do nauki
- Dorosły
- Starszy dorosły
Akceptuje zdrowych ochotników
Opis
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women aged 18 years or older
- Singleton pregnancy
- Gestational age ≥ 37 completed weeks
- Low-risk pregnancy
- Planned vaginal birth
- Admitted to the labor ward in the latent or early active phase of labor
- No pharmacological analgesia before the first pain assessment
- Ability to communicate and provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- High-risk pregnancy requiring continuous medical or obstetric intervention
- Planned cesarean section
- Multiple pregnancy
- Known fetal anomaly
- Use of pharmacological analgesia (e.g., epidural anesthesia, systemic opioids) before baseline pain assessment
- Obstetric complications requiring emergency intervention at admission (e.g., fetal distress, placental abruption, cord prolapse)
- Inability to cooperate with breathing exercises
Plan studiów
Jak projektuje się badanie?
Szczegóły projektu
- Główny cel: Leczenie podtrzymujące
- Przydział: Randomizowane
- Model interwencyjny: Przydział równoległy
- Maskowanie: Pojedynczy
Broń i interwencje
Grupa uczestników / Arm |
Interwencja / Leczenie |
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Eksperymentalny: Continuous Birth Support by Student Midwives
Participants received continuous non-pharmacological birth support provided by trained senior student midwifery students under supervision throughout labor.
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Continuous emotional, physical, informational, and advocacy support provided by senior student midwifery students under supervision during labor, including positioning, breathing techniques, massage, relaxation techniques, and psychological support.
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Inny: Routine Intrapartum Care
Participants received routine intrapartum care without continuous one-to-one birth support.
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Standard intrapartum care practices routinely provided in the study setting.
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Co mierzy badanie?
Podstawowe miary wyniku
Miara wyniku |
Opis środka |
Ramy czasowe |
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Change in labor pain intensity from baseline to active labor.
Ramy czasowe: Baseline and during active labor, up to 24 hours
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Labor pain intensity will be assessed using the Visual Analog Scale, a 10-centimeter horizontal line anchored with "no pain" and "worst pain imaginable."
Scores range from 0 to 10. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.
The outcome will be the change in participant-reported VAS score from baseline to active labor.
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Baseline and during active labor, up to 24 hours
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Birth satisfaction measured by the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised
Ramy czasowe: Up to 24 hours postpartum (Day 1)
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Birth satisfaction will be assessed using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised, a validated self-report questionnaire measuring women's satisfaction with the childbirth experience.
The total score ranges from 0 to 40.
Higher scores indicate greater birth satisfaction.
The total scale score will be used as the outcome measure.
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Up to 24 hours postpartum (Day 1)
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Miary wyników drugorzędnych
Miara wyniku |
Opis środka |
Ramy czasowe |
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Obstetric Interventions
Ramy czasowe: During active labor (cervical dilation 4-10 cm, assessed continuously until delivery and at 1 hour postpartum
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Frequency of obstetric interventions during labor, including episiotomy, amniotomy, and labor augmentation.
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During active labor (cervical dilation 4-10 cm, assessed continuously until delivery and at 1 hour postpartum
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Współpracownicy i badacze
Sponsor
Śledczy
- Główny śledczy: Seda Serhatlioglu, Doctorate, Antalya Bilim University
Publikacje i pomocne linki
Publikacje ogólne
- Bohren MA, Hofmeyr GJ, Sakala C, Fukuzawa RK, Cuthbert A. Continuous support for women during childbirth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017;7:CD003766. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003766.pub6
- Hodnett ED, Gates S, Hofmeyr GJ, Sakala C. Continuous support for women during childbirth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013;7:CD003766. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003766.pub5
Daty zapisu na studia
Główne daty studiów
Rozpoczęcie studiów (Rzeczywisty)
Zakończenie podstawowe (Rzeczywisty)
Ukończenie studiów (Rzeczywisty)
Daty rejestracji na studia
Pierwszy przesłany
Pierwszy przesłany, który spełnia kryteria kontroli jakości
Pierwszy wysłany (Rzeczywisty)
Aktualizacje rekordów badań
Ostatnia wysłana aktualizacja (Rzeczywisty)
Ostatnia przesłana aktualizacja, która spełniała kryteria kontroli jakości
Ostatnia weryfikacja
Więcej informacji
Terminy związane z tym badaniem
Słowa kluczowe
Dodatkowe istotne warunki MeSH
Inne numery identyfikacyjne badania
- 2025-SS
- 1919B012325051 (Inny numer grantu/finansowania: TUBITAK 2209-A Undergraduate Research Support Program)
Plan dla danych uczestnika indywidualnego (IPD)
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Opis planu IPD
Informacje o lekach i urządzeniach, dokumenty badawcze
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