The Door to the Womb at Birth: Haptonomy

Trakya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self Efficacy; Pregnancy Related; Memory Impairment; Birth Outcome, Adverse

Treatments: Other: Haptonomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06508554

2023-SBB-0594

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of haptonomy application on the expectant mother's birth expectations, experiences, birth self-efficacy, birth memory and reminder during labor.

Materials and Methods: The prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study is conducted between 10.10.2023-10.08.2024, with n=80 (40=control, 40=intervention) women volunteering to participate in the study randomly in two groups: intervention and control. In the study, the Personal Data Collection Form prepared by reviewing the literature, Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale (W-DEQ) A and B version, Labor Self-Efficacy Scale (DEÖÖ) and Birth Memory and Recall Scale (DHÖ) were used.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 49 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Married and pregnant women,
• ≥ 18 years old,
• Able to read, write and understand Turkish,
• Living in the city center where the study is conducted,
• Does not have any physical or psychological health problems for herself or her baby,
• Having a spontaneous pregnancy at 28.< gestational weeks,
• Those who have not received haptonomy application before,
• Pregnant women who agreed to participate in the study were included.

Exclusion criteria

• Those with psychological and chronic health problems,
• Pregnant women who did not agree to participate in the study were not included.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No action will be taken. Surveys and scales will be applied.

Haptonomy

Experimental group

Description:

1. A face-to-face sitting position will be taken for the application. 2. Throughout the research, the study will be accompanied by the music desired by each pregnant woman. The same music chosen by the woman or couple will be used throughout the work. 3. The application will be done with the pregnant woman's eyes closed. 4. The application will start with breathing exercises and the body will be relaxed with the help of abdominal and chest breathing (hara breathing). 5. With the energy work, we will move on to the stage of harmonizing the intuitive and heart energy fields. The researcher and the pregnant woman will place their left hands on each other's hearts. The aim is to feel the energy flowing from each other, to feel the heart, to open the third eye and to prepare the hands. This study aims to increase the pregnant woman's confidence in her own emotions and body by getting to know her emotions and body.

Treatment:

Other: Haptonomy