The Effect Of Web-Based Birth Preparation Education Given To Pregnant Women On Prenatal Attachment And Fear Of Birth

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of web-based childbirth preparation education on prenatal attachment and fear of childbirth.

Materials and methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted between February 2021 and January 2022 with the participation of 102 pregnant women who met the research criteria in family and community health centers and state hospital in Çankırı city center. Participants in the intervention group were sent 15 and 45-minute video links of the modules in the birth preparation training program uploaded to the web base. The participants' viewing status of the videos was checked weekly, and the duration of the participants in the intervention group watching the training videos for the modules was limited to 6 weeks. Participants in the control group did not receive any intervention other than the routine clinical care they received. The study data were collected with a questionnaire prepared using the "Introductory Information Form", "Maternal Fetal Attachment Scale" and "Wijma Birth Expectancy Scale -A Version". The data obtained in the study were evaluated in the computer environment using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 22.0 statistical program.

Inclusion criteria

Pregnant women who: · Live in Çankırı province, · 18 years of age or older, · Have no vision or hearing problems, · Have not been diagnosed with a high-risk pregnancy, · Between 28 and 32 weeks pregnant, · Able to use the internet on a computer or phone,

• Agree to be monitored via various communication tools (phone, social media), · Have not previously received childbirth preparation training or education from a pregnancy school,
• Volunteer to participate in the study were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• At each stage of the study, pregnant women who refused to participate were excluded from the study.