Childbirth Education Classes, Spousal Support, Birth Memory, Choice of the Birth Method, and Birth Satisfaction

Launched by AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY · Jul 16, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This study is looking at how attending childbirth education classes with a spouse affects pregnant women’s experiences during pregnancy and childbirth. Researchers want to find out if women who go to these classes with their partners feel more supported, more satisfied with their birth experience, and remember their birth more positively compared to women who attend classes alone or receive regular care without classes. They are also interested in whether attending with a spouse influences the choices women make about their birth.

To take part, women need to be pregnant for the first time, between 30 and 32 weeks along, expecting just one baby, and able to speak and write Turkish. Women who have certain health or communication challenges, are carrying more than one baby, are overweight, divorced, or have lost a spouse won’t be eligible. Participants will attend childbirth classes, either alone or with their spouse, and complete surveys about their feelings of support, satisfaction, and memories of birth. This study aims to help improve childbirth education and support for mothers and families.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Being able to speak and write Turkish
• • Nulliparous
• • Being in 30-32 weeks of pregnancy
• • Having a singleton pregnancy
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having communication and psychological problems
• • Having multiple pregnancies
• • Being overweight and obese
• • Being divorced or having lost a spouse
• • Not attending more than one session of childbirth preparation classes with/without a spouse
• • Filling out incomplete forms