The Effects of Video-Based and Practical Newborn Bathing Education Provided to Primiparous Pregnant Women During the Third Trimester on Knowledge, Anxiety, and Bonding During the First Bath: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Launched by KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY · Oct 25, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how different types of education about bathing newborns can help first-time pregnant women during their last trimester of pregnancy. Specifically, it will compare video-based training with hands-on practice to see how these methods affect the women’s knowledge, anxiety, and bonding with their babies during the first bath. The trial aims to help new mothers feel more confident and connected to their newborns when it comes time to give them their first bath.

To be eligible for this study, participants must be women who are at least 18 years old, can speak and understand Turkish, and are in their third trimester of a healthy singleton pregnancy (meaning they are expecting one baby). They should also have never received training on newborn bathing before and must have access to a smartphone and the internet. Women who have certain complications, like premature labor or a baby needing intensive care, are not eligible. If you choose to participate, you can expect to learn valuable skills and information about bathing your newborn, which may help ease any worries you might have during this exciting time.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Can speak and understand Turkish,
• • 18 years of age or older,
• • Literate,
• • Primiparous,
• • In the third trimester of pregnancy,
• • A singleton pregnancy,
• • No psychiatric illness,
• • Who have not received any training on newborn bathing before,
• • Her baby was not diagnosed with a fetal anomaly,
• • With a smartphone and internet,
• • Residing in the province of Kahramanmaras and
• • Who agreed to participate in the research
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Preterm labor (\<37 weeks gestation),
• • Stillbirth,
• • The baby needs intensive care or is hospitalized,
• • The baby has a low birth weight (\<2500 grams),
• • The one whose baby\'s first bath was given by someone else,
• • A newborn bathing program was organized at the pregnancy school.
• • Wishing to leave at any stage of the study.