Childbirth Education and Birth Plan on Birth Self Efficacy in Pregnant Women

Inonu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self Efficacy; Pregnancy Related

Treatments: Other: childbirth education; Other: childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04525430

2017/4-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The pregnant women constituting the sample were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 was given only childbirth education (Group-ED), group 2 was given childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan (Group-ED&P), and group 3 was the control group, each including 51 pregnant women.

Full description

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate how pregnant women's childbirth self-efficacy was affected by childbirth education and birth plans applied with the education.

Methods: The research was carried out at seven Family Health Centers in Turkey as a randomized controlled trial. The pregnant women constituting the sample were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 was given only childbirth education (Group-ED), group 2 was given childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan (Group-ED&P), and group 3 was the control group, each including 51 pregnant women.

Enrollment: 153 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pregnant women who was in the third trimester (28-40 gestational weeks),
• who was literate or had a relative/helper who would write a birth plan to be prepared,
• who were not involved in any diagnosed risk at the present pregnancy (such as preeclampsia, diabetes, heart disease, placenta previa, oligohydramnios and multiple pregnancy)
• who did not have any diagnosed problems with the health of fetus (such as fetal anomaly and intrauterine growth retardation).

Exclusion criteria

• who had previous cesarean section were not included in the research.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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153 participants in 3 patient groups

Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

only childbirth education group

Treatment:

Other: childbirth education

Group 2

Experimental group

Description:

childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan group

Treatment:

Other: childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan

Group 3

No Intervention group

Description:

standard care group