Comparison of Maternal Role Preparation and Awareness-Centred Occupational Therapy Trainings in Pregnant Women

Launched by ÇANKIRI KARATEKIN UNIVERSITY · May 15, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying two different training programs designed to help pregnant women prepare for motherhood: one focuses on understanding the maternal role, and the other emphasizes mindfulness through occupational therapy. The goal is to see which program better supports women during pregnancy and after childbirth. The trial is currently recruiting women who are between 18 and 35 years old, pregnant for the first time, and able to read and understand Turkish.

Participants in the study will attend training sessions and will need to commit to attending at least 80% of them. If you have a healthy pregnancy and meet the other criteria, you might be eligible to join. It's important to note that women with risky pregnancies or certain health issues, as well as those who have experienced significant trauma recently, would not be able to participate. Overall, this trial aims to provide valuable insights into how different types of support can help new mothers during a crucial time in their lives.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion criteria for pregnant women:
• • 18 to 35 years of age
• • Having conceived naturally
• • Being between 14-27 weeks of gestation
• • To be literate
• • Being primiparous
• • Reading and understanding Turkish
• • Volunteering to participate in the study
• • To have attended 80% of the trainings given
• Inclusion criteria for women in the postpartum period:
• • Giving birth at term
• • Having a healthy newborn (newborn born at 38-42 weeks of gestation, without low birth weight, without any disease)
• • Providing active care to the newborn baby with or without assistance
• • Exclusion criteria for pregnant women
• • Having a risky pregnancy (gestational diabetes, eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, threatened preterm birth, premature rupture of membranes, placental anomalies etc.)
• • Having a maternal physical anomaly
• • Communication difficulties and mental deficiency
• • Having a medical history of mental illness
• • Having a foetal abnormality during pregnancy
• • Having a disease/complication that developed during pregnancy
• Exclusion criteria for women in the postpartum period:
• • Experiencing a traumatic event within 6-8 weeks postpartum (loss/death of a close person, natural disasters, accident, assault)
• • Stillbirth or having a baby with anomalies
• • Having a baby that requires an intensive care environment in a hospital
• • Mothers diagnosed with psychiatric illness (schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, panic attacks)