Training About Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Training about)

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sudden Infant Death

Treatments: Behavioral: Training with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Training Booklet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06922682

2023/124

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sudden infant death syndrome, which constitutes a significant proportion of all infant deaths, is associated with various preventable risk factors. The study aims examine effects of training provided to pregnant women about risk factors triggering sudden infant death syndrome before birth on the post-partum knowledge level and behaviors of mothers.

Full description

Sudden infant death syndrome, which constitutes a significant proportion of all infant deaths, is associated with various preventable risk factors. To examine effects of training provided to pregnant women about risk factors triggering sudden infant death syndrome before birth on the post-partum knowledge level and behaviors of mothers. Pre-test post-test designed, randomized controlled, experimental study was conducted in Turkey, 2024. Sixty pregnant women were employed in intervention and control groups. Face-to-face training on risk factors triggering sudden infant death syndrome was provided to pregnant women in intervention group. Study data were collected using "Personal Information Form, Knowledge Level on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Risky Behavior Identification Questionnaire". Data were collected face to face before training and after training and via telephone 2 months after training.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant women who were in the 38th week of their pregnancy and older,
• Lived a healthy pregnancy,
• Had no communication problems,
• Can speak and understand Turkish,
• Agreed to participate in the study were included.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women who were earlier than 38 weeks pregnant,
• Had difficulty in communicating,
• Were illiterate and unable to speak Turkish,
• Who filled out the forms incompletely were not included.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Pregnant women in their 38th week of pregnancy and later, who visited the hospital to have their NST scans, were then invited to the training with the Risk Factors Triggering Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Training Booklet

Treatment:

Behavioral: Training with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Training Booklet

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Pregnant women in this group were not provided a specific training on the risk factors triggering sudden infant death syndrome. The clinic has already offered a pregnancy school where routine prenatal care training is provided.