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NCT Number: NCT06479746

Emotional Support Given at Birth to Women Effect on Birth Duration, Perception and Fear

Introduction: Women begin to experience fear long before birth, and the reason for their fear may be related to their baby, themselves, their partner/relatives, and the healthcare professional. Fear can disrupt the natural process of birth, prolong the stages of birth and cause postpartum complications.The research was conducted to determine the effect of emotional support given during birth on the woman's birth duration, perception and fear.

Methods:The population of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of nulliparous women who applied for normal spontaneous birth to the Birth Unit of a State Hospital in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey (40 experimental subjects, 40 control subjects).

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Key information

Conditions

First Pregnancy

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sukran Ertekin Pinar

Sivas, 58140, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Introduction: Women begin to experience fear long before birth, and the reason for their fear may be related to their baby, themselves, their partner/relatives, and the healthcare professional. Fear can disrupt the natural process of birth, prolong the stages of birth and cause postpartum complications.Minimizing the fears experienced during birth can lead to more successful and comfortable births, a complication-free birth and less pain for both the woman and the baby.Therefore, emotional support from healthcare professionals is important.

Aim: The research was conducted to determine the effect of emotional support given during birth on the woman's birth duration, perception and fear.

Methods:The population of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of nulliparous women who applied for normal spontaneous birth to the Birth Unit of a State Hospital in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey (40 experimental subjects, 40 control subjects).While emotional support practices and standard care were applied to women in the experimental group, only standard care practices were applied to women in the control group. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale (W-DEQ) Version A, Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale (W-DEQ) Version B, and Women's Perceptions of Supportive Care Provided at Birth Scale.The forms were applied twice to women applying for birth: during labor (first follow-up) and the second follow-up within 2-4 hours after birth. Number and percentage distribution, chi-square test, t test in independent groups, Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon test, and Cohen d test were used in the evaluation of the data.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Nulliparous,
  • Between the ages of 18-35,
  • Admitted to the delivery room for normal spontaneous vaginal birth,
  • Do not have any physical health problems for themselves or their baby,
  • Does not have a diagnosed mental illness,
  • Not having a risky pregnancy,
  • Able to speak and read Turkish,
  • Cervical dilatation of 4 cm or more,
  • Women who were willing to participate in the study were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

-Multiparity

Treatment and study plan

Emotional support

Behavioral

Emotional support helps the woman giving birth effectively, meets her emotional needs and expectations, ensures her comfort, improves birth outcomes, increases her self-esteem, ensures a positive birth experience and facilitates her transition into the role of motherhood.

Other names: Control Group

Primary outcomes

  1. Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A (W-DEQ-A)

    Time frame: Baseline

    The W-DEQ-A is a validated, to determine the level of birth fear experienced by pregnant women.Answers in the scale are numbered from 0 to 5 and are in a six-point Likert type. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 0, and the maximum score is 165.

  2. Women's Perceptions Scale on Supportive Care Provided at Birth

    Time frame: Baseline

    The scale, which consists of 33 items, has three sub-dimensions: "comforting, informing and disturbing behaviors". Answers in the scale are numbered from 1 to 4 and are in a four-point Likert type. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 33, and the maximum score is 132.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale (W-DEQ) Version B

    Time frame: Within 2-4 hours after birth

    W-DEQ-B was developed to evaluate women's fear of birth during their own birth experiences in the postpartum period. Responses on the scale are numbered from 1 to 6 and are in a six-point Likert type. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 33 and the maximum score is 198.

  2. Women's Perceptions Scale on Supportive Care Provided at Birth

    Time frame: Within 2-4 hours after birth

    The scale, which consists of 33 items, has three sub-dimensions: "comforting, informing and disturbing behaviors". Answers in the scale are numbered from 1 to 4 and are in a four-point Likert type. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 33, and the maximum score is 132.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cumhuriyet University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jun 28, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 28, 2024

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