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The effect of couple counseling on the fear of child birth in primigravida women

The effect of couple counseling based on cognitive emotional regulation on the fear of child birth in primigravida women referring to general health service centers in Salmas, 2019-2020

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20151004024340N16
Enrollment
48
Registered
2020-12-02
Start date
2020-12-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-01-05

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Conditions

Fear of childbirth.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: They will receive eight sessions of Online couples counseling based on cognitive emotion regulation according to the Gross protocol. sessions will be held once a w

Sponsors

Oroumia University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: First pregnancy Single pregnancy Literacy Fluency in Persian or Azeri Being a resident of Salmas Age 18 to 35 years old mother Wanting to get pregnant Gestational age 20-28 weeks at the beginning of the study Healthy and normal fetus in the first trimester sonographic examinations No indication for cesarean section at the time of sampling No mental illness and psychiatry according to the mother Do not use psychiatric drugs Enjoy general health (cut score 23 (GHQ-28) Lack of experience of an unfortunate accident such as an accident or the death of a loved one in the last 6 months No addiction to cigarettes, drugs and alcohol Monogamy Do not have a history of infertility

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Achieving a score above 85 in the Wijma delivery expectancy questionnaire (W-DEQ) Absence more than twice in the counseling session Occurrence of any stressful incident Relocation and unavailability of couples Dissatisfaction and unwillingness to continue cooperation Termination of pregnancy or fetal death for any reason before the end of counseling sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Score of fear of childbirth in Vijma questionnaire. Timepoint: Before intervention - after intervention. Method of measurement: Wijma delivery expectancy questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Score of perceived social support – family score. Timepoint: Before intervention - after intervention. Method of measurement: Perceived social support – family scale.;Frequency of desire to perform type of delivery. Timepoint: Before intervention - after intervention. Method of measurement: Asking questions.;Performed type of delivery. Timepoint: Before intervention - after intervention. Method of measurement: Asking questions.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAkram Sabourinia

Oroumia University of Medical Sciences

sabouri.akram@gmail.com+98 44 3542 2436

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026