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The Effect of Haptonomy Applied to Pregnant Women

Last Updated: 2022-02-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

Total Enrollment

72 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-10

Study Completion Date

2021-06-10

Brief Summary

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Introduction: Stress experienced during pregnancy can increase fear of childbirth, cause negative perinatal outcomes, and adversely affect the maternal-infant attachment process. This study was conducted to determine the effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment.

Methods: The population of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of 72 primiparous pregnant women within the gestational weeks 22-28 who presented to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Polyclinic of a state hospital in Turkey for check-up (36 experimental subjects, 36 control subjects).

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Detailed Description

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Background: Stress experienced during pregnancy can increase fear of childbirth, cause negative perinatal outcomes, and adversely affect the maternal-infant attachment process.

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment.

Methods: The population of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of 72 primiparous pregnant women within the gestational weeks 22-28 who presented to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Polyclinic of a state hospital in Turkey for check-up (36 experimental subjects, 36 control subjects). A home visit was made to the experimental group, and haptonomy was applied for at least 30 minutes, once a week, for 7 weeks (with the researcher for 3 weeks, with the husband by providing the training brochure and video that will help the practice for the next 4 weeks). The control group did not receive any treatment. Data were collected at the first, third, and seventh weeks using the Pregnancy Description form, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A (W-DEQ-A), and the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI). Number and percentage distribution, chi-square test, t test, Mann-Whitney U test, repeated measures, two-way analysis of variance, Friedman test, and Cohen d test were used in the evaluation of the data.

Conditions

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First Pregnancy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Haptonomy Group

A home visit was made to the experimental group, and haptonomy was applied for at least 30 minutes, once a week, for 7 weeks (with the researcher for 3 weeks, with the husband by providing the training brochure and video that will help the practice for the next 4 weeks).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Haptonomy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Haptonomy, as a field dealing with emotional contact through touch, describe the relationship between parents and the unborn baby.

Standard of care Group

The control group did not receive any treatment.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Haptonomy

Haptonomy, as a field dealing with emotional contact through touch, describe the relationship between parents and the unborn baby.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primiparous pregnant women who were married,
* aged 18 years and over,
* literate,
* living in the city center,
* not having any health problems in themselves and their infants,
* with spontaneous pregnancy at 22-28 weeks of gestation,
* without perception and communication problems,
* and who agreed to participate in the study were included in the study.