The Effect of Rebozo Technique on Perceived Support and Control in Childbirth

This study was designed as a randomized controlled, 2-group, experimental study to measure the levels of perceived birth support and control between women with and without rebozo technique.

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnant Women

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Uskudar University

Istanbul, Ümraniye, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Objective: This study was conducted to measure the perceived support during labor and the level of control over their own labor in pregnant women who underwent rebozo technique.

Method: The study was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design between September and December 2024. The population of the study consisted of 44 primiparous pregnant women admitted to a district state hospital for delivery. The sample size was calculated and the study was conducted with 44 pregnant women (experiment: 22, control: 22). While rebozo technique was applied to the experimental group during the trauma process, routine midwifery care was applied to the control group. Introductory Information Form, Perceived Support and Control Scale in Childbirth were used to collect data in the study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Volunteering to participate in the research,
Don't speak Turkish,
Being literate,
Having a low-risk pregnancy,
Primiparous pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Being out of position
Having a high-risk pregnancy (vaginal bleeding, no hypertension, etc.),
Dilatation below 4 cm and above 6 cm,
Initiation of labor induction,
Having received childbirth preparation training,
Absence of a birth attendant in trauma,

Treatment and study plan

rebozo technique

Other

In accordance with the 'Rebozo Chart' developed by the researcher, the pregnant women in the experimental group were massaged with 4 different rebozo techniques (rebozo technique in hand-knee position, rebozo technique in knee-chest position, umbilical support with rebozo, rebozo technique applied with Pilates ball) in the active phase of labor. After the application, the duration, frequency and cervical dilatation of the pregnant woman were recorded in the chart.

Primary outcomes

Perception of Control and Support in the Birth Scale

Time frame: 4 months

The scale was developed by Elizabeth Ford, Susan Ayers and Daniel B. Wright in 2009 under the name Support and Control in Childbirth Scale (SCBS). The Turkish validation of the scale was conducted by Figen İnci, Gözde Gökçe İşbir and Fuat Tanhan in 2015. The scale consists of 33 items and three sub-dimensions: support, control and external control. The sub-dimensions are the health worker's support dimension items 1-12 and the mother's control over her own body and birth sub-dimension items 13-33. The scale is a five-point Likert-type scale as "Strongly Agree", "Agree", "Undecided", "Disagree", "Strongly Disagree". There are 10 negative statements in the scale. The scores that can be obtained from the DCOS scale range from 33 to 165 and these scores were used to determine the level of control and support perceived by women. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale is 0.84. In this study, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.973.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Other

Collaborators

Uskudar University

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Feb 26, 2025
Registry last updated: Feb 26, 2025

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