The MOTIVE (Multiparas Overcoming Childbirth Fear Through Intervention and Empowerement) Feasibility Trial

Tampere University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression; Fear of Childbirth; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: An group intervention for multiparas with fear of childbirth

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05766202

ETL-R22124H

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to develop and pilot an intervention for the treatment of fear of childbirth for multiparas and to evaluate the feasibility of the intervention in the treatment of fear of childbirth in multiparas.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• over 18 years of age
• understands finnish language
• has self reported fear of childbirth
• is a multipara
• under 35 weeks pregnant
• willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• openly psychotic
• at risk of suicide
• serious substance abuse problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

19 participants in 1 patient group

Pilot intervention for multiparas with fear of childbirth

Other group

Description:

A group intervention with four meetings and one telephone call.

Treatment:

Other: An group intervention for multiparas with fear of childbirth