The Effect of Exposure to an Informative Video on Maternal Anxiety

Wolfson Medical Center (WMC)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Labor Pain; Patient Satisfaction; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Informative Video group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04136301

0093-19-WOMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Stress and anxiety during childbirth have negative consequence on both mother and fetus. Previous studies have learned the effect of several intervention to reduce anxiety during labor- such as music and foot reflexology. Nevertheless, data for informative video before labor for reducing stress and anxiety are sparse. The present study aimed to review and determine the effect of informative video on anxiety, pain and outcomes of the labor in primigravida women.

Full description

A randomized control trial studying the effect of exposure to an informative video regarding labor and possible obstetrics emergencies on maternal anxiety and postpartum satisfaction

Enrollment: 152 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

above 18 years of age Nulliparus women Informed consent Reads and understand Hebrew >37 weeks of gestation

Exclusion criteria

Refuse to participate Contraindications for vaginal delivery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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152 participants in 2 patient groups

Informative video arm

Experimental group

Description:

Nuliparus women admitted to an induction will be exposed to informative video with data regarding labor and possible obstetric emergencies such as cesarean delivery. All patients will answer the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) before and after intervention

Treatment:

Other: Informative Video group

control arm

No Intervention group

Description:

no intervention. All patients will answer the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) before and after delivery.