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NCT Number: NCT06561984

Effect of Antenatal Education on Knowledge,Attitude and Preferences Taward Delivery Modes

The aim of the current study is to assess the effect of antenatal education on pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and preferences of delivery mode.

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Key information

Conditions

Antenatal Education Behavior Modes of Delivery

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mansoura University

Al Mansurah, Egypt

About this study

This study employed a quasi-experimental design with intervention and control group. The purposive sample will consisted of 140 pregnant women who attended for prenatal care for follow up at the previously mentioned setting. The main objective of the study will to examine the effect of antenatal education on pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and preferences toward the mode of delivery.

In order to accomplish the study's aim, the following research hypothesis is developed:

Hypothesis 1. Pregnant women who receive antenatal education will have a higher level of knowledge and positive attitude regarding the mode of delivery than those in the control group.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Pregnant women who are 18 to 35 years old.
  • A singleton pregnancy in the third
  • Primigravida and pregnant women with a history of one prior elective cesarean section at least two years between pregnancies.

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant women who has any indication of a cesarean section or obstetrical issues that have arisen during the present pregnancy
  • Pregnant woman who suffer from psychological illness.

Treatment and study plan

Antenatal Education

Behavioral

Giving educational sessions to the intervention group regarding modes of delivery

Primary outcomes

  1. Structured Interviewing Questionnaire.

    Time frame: 6 months

    This tool was designed by the researcher after an extensive review of the related national and international literature and was filled by the researcher It consists of three parts:

    Part I: Studied pregnant women's general characteristics including age, educational level of the mother and husband, residence, etc…).

    Part II: Obstetrical history of the studied pregnant women including gravidity, parity, history of abortion, type of previous C.S, inter-pregnancy interval, etc…).

    Part III: Knowledge of the studied pregnant women toward mode of delivery.

  2. Tool II: Attitude of the studied pregnant women toward mode of delivery questionnaire

    Time frame: 6 months

    It was developed by the researcher. Its primary objective was to assess pregnant women attitude toward delivery mode, it consists of two parts:

    Part I: Attitude of the studied pregnant women toward vaginal delivery:

    Part II: Attitude of the studied pregnant women toward Cesarean section:

  3. Tool III: Studied pregnant women's preference of delivery mode sheet.

    Time frame: 6 months

    The researcher developed this tool after reviewing the relevant literature (Elgzar, Alshahrani, & Ibrahim, 2023) to assess pregnant women preference of delivery mode. It included two items (the type of delivery mode as normal vaginal delivery or cesarean section and causes for choosing this mode of delivery, including labor pain, the cost, doctor preference, health beliefs regarding mode of delivery, the most common mode of delivery, having previous knowledge toward the mode of delivery, and having knowledge from an educational program, etc…).

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Eman Elshrqawy, assist/ lec

CONTACT

[email protected]

01554546002

Hanan Elsayed, professor

CONTACT

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mansoura University

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Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Antenatal Education on Pregnant Women's Knowledge, Attitude and Preferences of Delivery Mode

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 20, 2024
Registry last updated
Aug 20, 2024

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