Maternal-fetal Health and Climate Change Awareness

Project Objective:

The objective of this project is to examine the effect of an AI-powered video developed to increase awareness among midwifery students regarding the effects of climate change on maternal and fetal health, and to conduct a validity and reliability study of the Pregnancy-Specific Climate Change Awareness Scale on midwifery students. Project Objectives:

* To increase midwifery students' awareness of the effects of climate change on maternal and fetal health, * To ensure midwifery students are aware of health risks associated with climate change, * To enable midwifery students to be more sensitive and knowledgeable in their future professional practice by being aware of the effects of climate change on health, * To create broader awareness in society about the effects of climate change on health through midwifery students, * To provide up-to-date and accurate information about climate change through AI-assisted videos, * To enable students to better understand the importance of the issue by interacting with AI-assisted videos and making the subject engaging, * To contribute to the literature by conducting a validity and reliability study of the Pregnancy-Specific Climate Change Awareness Scale for midwifery students, * To scientifically demonstrate the effect of AI-assisted videos on permanent learning, motivation, and awareness-raising compared to traditional educational approaches, * To create a scientific basis for the integration of AI-assisted education into future midwifery education programs, * To obtain research findings. The aim is to share the results within the scientific community by presenting them at international and national scientific events (such as congresses, conferences, and symposia) and to publish them as scientific articles in international journals.

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Key information

Conditions

Climate Change Awareness

Age range

Up to 38 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kocaeli University

Köseköy, Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

• Students in their 3rd or 4th year of midwifery at Kocaeli University,

Active students attending classes,
Successfully completed the courses Prenatal Period-I, Prenatal Period-II, Normal Birth and Postnatal Period, and Neonatal Health and Diseases,
Students who are willing and volunteer to participate in the study will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Students who: • have an obstacle to participating in the research,

have a diagnosed psychiatric condition,
have communication difficulties,
are not continuing their education (have suspended their registration) will be excluded from the research.

Treatment and study plan

Midwifery students' awareness of climate change specific to pregnancy

Behavioral

Third and fourth-year midwifery students will be gathered in the faculty's conference hall on a date that suits their class schedules. After a suitable date is determined for the video screening, students will be asked to complete the Introductory Information Form and the validated and reliable Pregnancy-Specific Climate Change Awareness Scale-Student (pre-test) using face-to-face interview techniques before the video screening.

On the designated date, after the pre-test, the AI-assisted video prepared by the researchers will be shown to the third and fourth-year midwifery students in the faculty's conference hall. Immediately after the video screening, students will be asked to complete the AI-Assisted Video Viewing Satisfaction Evaluation Form.

Three weeks after the video screening, students will be notified and asked to complete the Pregnancy-Specific Climate Change Awareness Scale-Student for a post-test, without affecting their class schedules.

Primary outcomes

Students' Pregnancy-Specific Climate Change Awareness Scale scores

Time frame: Three weeks

The scale was developed by Kısrık (2022) to measure pregnant women's awareness levels regarding the effects of climate change on maternal and fetal health. The scale consists of three sub-dimensions: "General," "Maternal," and "Fetal," totaling 21 items. Each item is a 5-point Likert scale: "1-Strongly disagree, 2-Partially disagree, 3-UndeciThird and fourth-year midwifery students will be asked to complete an Introductory Information Form and the validated and reliable Pregnancy-Specific Climate Change Awareness Scale-Student (pre-test) via face-to-face interviews before the video screening. On the designated date, after the pre-test, the AI-assisted video prepared by the researchers will be shown to the third and fourth-year midwifery students in the faculty's conference hall.

Three weeks after the video screening, students will be notified and asked to complete the Pregnancy-Specific Climate Change Awareness Scale-Student for the post-test without disrupting their class schedules.

Secondary outcomes

AI-Powered Video Viewing Satisfaction Rating

Time frame: Three weeks

This form was prepared by the researcher to determine the students' satisfaction level with the AI-assisted video. The satisfaction assessment scale was adapted to be similar to the principles of the "Visual Analog Scale (VAS)," which is easily understood by individuals and applicable to many different groups. VAS is a scale where individuals make markings on a horizontal or vertical line of 10 cm or 100 mm, with one end indicating "very good" and the other end indicating "very bad." In the scale, the definitions of the parameter to be evaluated are written at both ends of a 10 cm line, and the individual is asked to indicate where their situation fits on this line by drawing a line, placing a dot, or marking. On the scale, a score of 0 indicates "not at all satisfied" with the application, and a score of 10 indicates "very satisfied" with the application (Mohamed-Nabil Aboushady et al., 2023).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

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Registry information

Official study title

Examining the Effect of an AI-Powered Video Developed on the Effects of Climate Change on Maternal and Fetal Health in Increasing the Awareness of Midwifery Students

Important dates

Study start: 2026
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2027
First posted: Sep 10, 2026
Registry last updated: Sep 10, 2026

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