The Effect of Antenatal Education on Fear of Birth, Physiological Ability to Give Birth and Traumatic Birth Perception

Launched by PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY · Jan 8, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how antenatal education, specifically online childbirth preparation classes, can help reduce fear of childbirth, improve the ability to give birth, and change the perception of traumatic birth experiences for pregnant women. Many women experience anxiety about their health and their baby's health during pregnancy, and this study aims to see if learning relaxation and breathing techniques online can help. The research will involve healthy pregnant women who are at least 20 weeks along in their pregnancy and who are first-time mothers (nulliparous).

Eligible participants should be over 18 years old and not at high risk for pregnancy complications. If you join, you can expect to attend a total of six hours of online classes over three weeks, where you will learn valuable skills to help you during labor. This study is important because it is exploring the effectiveness of online education when in-person classes are not available, which could be beneficial for many women. The trial is not yet recruiting participants, but it aims to include a total of 42 women, divided into two groups, to compare the outcomes.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Voluntary acceptance to participate in the research
• • Being over 18 years of age
• • Being at the 20th gestational week at the earliest.
• • Not carrying a high risk in pregnancy
• • Nulliparity
• • Expected to have a normal spontaneous labour
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Refusal to participate in the research
• • Failure to complete six hours of the childbirth preparation class
• • Inability to use the Zoom application
• • Psychiatric illness