Evaluating the Effect of Hugging and Praying on Traumatic Birth Perception, Birth Pain, and Birth Anxiety
NCT ID: NCT07299136
Last Updated: 2025-12-23
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
164 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-04-01
2025-11-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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For the hugging group, hugging sessions will be performed whenever the pregnant woman wants and during contractions, if she wishes, by a relative (husband, mother, sister, etc.) or midwife. The pregnant woman can be hugged for as long as she wants or for 5-10 minutes. For the prayer group, whenever the pregnant woman wishes, or during contractions if she wishes, a close relative (husband, mother, sister, etc.) or midwife will recite a prayer chosen by the pregnant woman, if she has one; if she does not have a preferred prayer, the first 5 verses of Surah Al-Inshiqaq will be recited:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. When the sky is split asunder,
2. And obeys the command of its Lord,
3. When the earth is stretched out flat,
4. And casts forth what is within it,
5. And obeys the command of its Lord, every person will be confronted with what they have done! To be read together Before starting the first session, the "Information Form," "Visual Analog Scale," Traumatic Birth Perception Scale, and "Oxford Birth Anxiety Scale (Appendix 4)" will be administered. and at the end of the first, second, and fourth stages of birth, the "Visual Analog Scale," "Traumatic Birth Perception Scale," and "Oxford Birth Anxiety Scale" will be administered.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Group 1
Hugging
Hugging group,
For the hugging group, hugging sessions will be provided whenever the pregnant woman desires and during contractions, if she wishes, by a close relative (husband, mother, sister, etc.) or midwife. The pregnant woman can be hugged for as long as she wants or for 5-10 minutes.
Group 2
Praying
Prayer group
For the prayer group, whenever the pregnant woman wishes, or during contractions if she wishes, a close relative (husband, mother, sister, etc.) or midwife will recite a prayer of the pregnant woman's choice, if she has one; if she does not have a preferred prayer, the first 5 verses of Surah Al-Inshiqaq will be recited:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. When the sky is split asunder,
2. And obeys the command of its Lord,
3. When the earth is stretched out flat,
4. And casts forth what is within it,
5. And obeys the command of its Lord, every person will be confronted with what they have done! To be recited together
Group 3
Hugging and Praying
Hugging and Praying group
The Hugging and Praying group will perform both hugging and praying together with the woman.
Group 4
CONTROL
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Hugging group,
For the hugging group, hugging sessions will be provided whenever the pregnant woman desires and during contractions, if she wishes, by a close relative (husband, mother, sister, etc.) or midwife. The pregnant woman can be hugged for as long as she wants or for 5-10 minutes.
Prayer group
For the prayer group, whenever the pregnant woman wishes, or during contractions if she wishes, a close relative (husband, mother, sister, etc.) or midwife will recite a prayer of the pregnant woman's choice, if she has one; if she does not have a preferred prayer, the first 5 verses of Surah Al-Inshiqaq will be recited:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. When the sky is split asunder,
2. And obeys the command of its Lord,
3. When the earth is stretched out flat,
4. And casts forth what is within it,
5. And obeys the command of its Lord, every person will be confronted with what they have done! To be recited together
Hugging and Praying group
The Hugging and Praying group will perform both hugging and praying together with the woman.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* No communication barriers
* Applying to Ağrı Training and Research Hospital for normal delivery within the study dates
* Volunteering to participate in the study
* No contraindications for normal vaginal delivery (e.g., cephalopelvic disproportion)
* Being at term (38-42 weeks)
* No condition preventing praying and hugging
Exclusion Criteria
* Maternal disease (heart disease, diabetes, etc.)
* Having a preterm or postterm pregnancy
* Undergoing an emergency cesarean section during follow-up
* Having a fetal malformation (anencephaly, Down syndrome, etc.)
* Not answering the questions in the questionnaire
18 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
OTHER
nurten özçalkap
OTHER
Responsible Party
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nurten özçalkap
Asistant Professor
Principal Investigators
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Nurten Özçalkap
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
AĞRI İBRAHİM ÇEÇEN UNIVERSTY
SİBEL YÜCETÜRK, Asist. Prof.
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
SİNOP UNIVERSTY
AYŞE Çuvadar, Assot Prof.
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
KARABUK UNIVERTY
Locations
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Ağri İbrahim Çeçen Universty
Ağrı, Ağrı, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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Redshaw M, Martin C, Rowe R, Hockley C. The Oxford Worries about Labour Scale: women's experience and measurement characteristics of a measure of maternal concern about labour and birth. Psychol Health Med. 2009 May;14(3):354-66. doi: 10.1080/13548500802707159.
Other Identifiers
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2025/38
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id