The Effect of Antenatal Education on Fear of Birth, Physiological Ability to Give Birth and Traumatic Birth Perception

NCT ID: NCT06196151

Last Updated: 2024-01-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 42 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-25
• Study Completion Date: 2024-02-29

Brief Summary

Today, pregnancy and childbirth are important life events that involve many challenges and changes for both men and women. During this process, changes occur in the pregnant woman's body, emotional state and family life. These changes often lead to anxiety about the health of the baby and her own health and to the creation of new stressful situations. During antenatal education, deep relaxation and breathing techniques taught to pregnant women during labour and delivery allow the mother to relax and cope with birth pains more easily and on her own. There are not enough studies in the literature to evaluate the effectiveness of online antenatal classes. In cases where face-to-face antenatal education is not possible during pregnancy, online education is an important option. In the literature, there is no study evaluating how antenatal education affects women's fear of childbirth, physiological ability to give birth and traumatic birth perception together. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of antenatal education on fear of childbirth, physiological ability to give birth and perception of traumatic birth. The type of the study is a randomised controlled experimental study with pre-post and control group. The research will be conducted in the form of online training meetings on pregnant women reached through social media. The population of the study will consist of healthy pregnant women who apply to the researchers as a result of the announcements made through social media and who are at the 20th gestational week at the earliest. The sample size was determined by t-test analysis in independent groups in G*power statistical programme, based on two variables, 0.05 significance level, 80% power and medium effect (0.50). Accordingly, a total of 42 pregnant women, 21 pregnant women in each group, are planned to be included in the study. Intention-to-treat analysis will be performed to prevent bias and losses. As an intervention programme, a total of three weeks and six hours of childbirth preparation training will be given, two hours each week. The programme has been prepared by faculty members who have conducted childbirth preparation classes, based on the literature and by making use of childbirth preparation philosophies and methods.

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers; Pregnancy Trimester, Second; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Nulliparity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Experimental

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Antenatal training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Training hours: Training will be completed in a total of three weeks and six hours, two hours each week.

Method: The training will be given online via Zoom application. The training will consist of a total of three weeks and six hours, two hours each week. "Informed Voluntary Consent Form" will be obtained from individuals in both groups. Pregnant women in both the control and intervention groups will be asked to fill out the "Women's Introductory Information Form". The data of the intervention group will be filled out before the first Antenatal education lesson and after all six-hour Antenatal education lessons are completed. The data of the control group will be filled in parallel with the intervention group.

Group to receive the training: Healthy pregnant women who are at the 20th gestational week at the earliest will be included in the training. Trainings will be carried out in closed groups.

No intervention

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Antenatal training

Training hours: Training will be completed in a total of three weeks and six hours, two hours each week.

Method: The training will be given online via Zoom application. The training will consist of a total of three weeks and six hours, two hours each week. "Informed Voluntary Consent Form" will be obtained from individuals in both groups. Pregnant women in both the control and intervention groups will be asked to fill out the "Women's Introductory Information Form". The data of the intervention group will be filled out before the first Antenatal education lesson and after all six-hour Antenatal education lessons are completed. The data of the control group will be filled in parallel with the intervention group.

Group to receive the training: Healthy pregnant women who are at the 20th gestational week at the earliest will be included in the training. Trainings will be carried out in closed groups.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Voluntary acceptance to participate in the research
• Being over 18 years of age
• Being at the 20th gestational week at the earliest.
• Not carrying a high risk in pregnancy
• Nulliparity
• Expected to have a normal spontaneous labour

Exclusion Criteria

• Refusal to participate in the research
• Failure to complete six hours of the childbirth preparation class
• Inability to use the Zoom application
• Psychiatric illness

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Pamukkale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Sinem Göral Türkcü, Assistant Prof.

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Pamukkale University Faculty of Health Sciences

Denizli, Kınıklı, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

Sinem Göral Türkcü, Phd, RN, Assist Prof.

Role: CONTACT

goralsinem@gmail.com

05453214007

Other Identifiers

E-60116787-020-462207

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id