Effect of Mindfulness Education in Primiparous Pregnant Women

NCT ID: NCT05250479

Last Updated: 2022-02-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 88 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-12-20
• Study Completion Date: 2023-06-20

Brief Summary

While adaptation is generally achieved to the psychological changes that develop during pregnancy, some women may experience psychological changes such as contradiction, uncertainty, introversion, passive personality, addiction, fear, and anxiety in different periods of pregnancy. During this period, the fear of childbirth may also be experienced in pregnant women. Fear of childbirth or tokophobia is a phobic condition in which a woman avoids giving birth despite desperately wanting a baby. While fear of childbirth can have a negative impact on women's psychological health during pregnancy and birth experience, it is associated with negative obstetric outcomes and postpartum mental health problems. It is possible that the fear of childbirth reduces the mother's attachment to the fetus. Fear increases avoidant attachment and anxiety, which may be associated with lower commitment scores. There is a strong relationship between fear of childbirth and negative birth outcomes. Both affect the psychological well-being of the mother, adjustment to motherhood, and the quality of the mother's relationship with the baby. Knowing the fear of childbirth is important as it is associated with various health problems such as certain physiological and obstetric disorders and they can increase the possibility of emergency cesarean section. Mindfulness-based interventions combine elements of established cognitive behavioral therapy and psychoeducational content to support a self-effective approach to reduce stress-related symptoms and improve mental and physical well-being. Mindfulness-based practices that involve focusing on the present moment and accepting life without judgment are one of the effective ways to prepare for childbirth, help women feel more empowered and aware of their motherhood processes, and give mothers the opportunity to share knowledge and emotions. Mindfulness-based birth education intervention appears to be applicable for women and is associated with improvements in women's sense of control and confidence in giving birth.

Conditions

Pregnancy Related; Mindfulness; Fear of Childbirth; Attitude

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

Control group

44 pregnant women won't receive mindfulness training

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

experimental group "mindfulness education"

mindfulness education 44 pregnant women will receive mindfulness training

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness education

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

44 primiparous pregnant women will receive mindfulness education

Interventions

Mindfulness education

44 primiparous pregnant women will receive mindfulness education

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• over 18 years
• 28-32. in gestational week
• First pregnancy
• Understands and speaks Turkish
• Single pregnancy
• Having at least primary school education

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a high-risk pregnancy
• Receiving psychotherapy or medication in the last six months before the study
• with chronic disease Participating in childbirth preparation courses Planning a cesarean delivery with a diagnosed psychiatric illness Pregnant women with previous yoga and meditation experience Pregnant women with a high gestational age will be excluded from the study due to the possibility of giving birth before the end of the follow-up period

• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Ordu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Özlem AKIN

Lecturer, PhD student

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Nülüfer Erbil, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ordu University

Locations

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Rize, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

ÖZLEM AKIN, PhD student

Role: CONTACT

akinozleem@gmail.com

05416223058

Facility Contacts

Ordu University

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

ozlem20

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id