Constructivist Prenatal Education Effects

Selcuk University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Fear of Childbirth; Pain; Self-Efficacy; Childbirth Education

Treatments: Other: Constructivist-Based Prenatal Education Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07268027

2025/1052

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Effect of a Constructivist-Based Prenatal Education Program on Pregnant Women's Fear of Childbirth, Pain Beliefs, and Self-Efficacy for Normal Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Full description

The study is a randomized controlled trial. It will be conducted at the prenatal school of Konya City Hospital between December 2025 and May 2026. A total of 126 primiparous pregnant women will be included in the study (intervention group n=63, control group n=63). The intervention group will receive the Constructivist-Based Prenatal Education Program, while the control group will receive the standard prenatal care and education provided by the hospital. Data will be collected using a personal information form, the Fear of Childbirth Scale, the Pain Beliefs Scale, and the Self-Efficacy for Normal Birth Scale.

Enrollment: 126 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Registered in the hospital's prenatal school and actively participating in the 3-day training sessions,
• Aged 18 years or older,
• Between 20 and 32 weeks of gestation,
• Having a singleton and low-risk pregnancy,
• Primiparous (expecting their first birth),
• Voluntarily agreeing to participate by signing the written informed consent form,
• Able to read, understand, and communicate in Turkish.

Exclusion criteria

• Those who have previously given birth vaginally or by cesarean section (multiparous women),
• Those with multiple pregnancies,
• Those who conceived through assisted reproductive techniques,
• Those diagnosed with serious obstetric or medical complications during pregnancy (such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, or risk of preterm birth),
• Those with a history of psychiatric diagnosis or currently receiving psychiatric treatment,
• Foreign nationals.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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126 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

No intervention

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

No additional intervention will be provided to the control group beyond the information they receive during routine prenatal care and in-service trainings, and the control group will consist of pregnant women who do not attend the prenatal school education. After the study is completed, control group participants will be offered the opportunity to attend the standard prenatal school education if they wish.

Treatment:

Other: Constructivist-Based Prenatal Education Group

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Pregnant women who agree to participate in the study and are assigned to the childbirth preparation education group will receive a Constructivist-Based Prenatal Education Program in the prenatal school department of the hospital for a total of 24 hours over 3 days. Participants in the intervention group will attend the classes in groups of 15.

Treatment:

Other: Constructivist-Based Prenatal Education Group