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The effect of educational-supportive counseling on the desire to redundant childbearing, couples' sexual intimacy and fear of childbirth

Investigating the effect of men's supportive educational counseling on their desire to redundant childbearing , couples' sexual intimacy and fear of childbirth among prime pregnant

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20151103024866N19
Enrollment
78
Registered
2024-05-29
Start date
2024-04-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

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Conditions

Condition 1: sexual intimacy. Condition 2: fear of child birth. Other sexual disorders Fear of other medical care

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: They will receive educational-supportive counseling in 3 sessions of 90 minutes. Intervention 2: Control group: This group will only receive routine clinic care and

Sponsors

Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being at least 18 years old in men Age 18 to 35 years in pregnant women Not having a history of infertility in men and women Cohabitation with spouse Ability to read and write Having no history of any physical-psychological disorder or addiction to smoking, alcohol, or drugs in men and women Monogamy and Iranian race The experience of becoming a father for the first time No history of pregnancy Having a gestational age of 16-25 weeks Absence of obstetric prohibitions for intercourse (such as placenta previa, bleeding during pregnancy and threat of abortion or premature birth) Having a low-risk singleton pregnancy Not suffering from chronic diseases (heart, lung, kidney, blood pressure, diabetes, etc.) Failure to participate in childbirth preparation classes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Incidence of premature birth or pregnancy risk complications Indications for cesarean section (total placental abruption, genital herpes, microcephalic or macrosomatic fetus, breech presentation, etc.) Occurrence of psychological trauma during the study Unwillingness to continue studying and the absence of spouses in the supportive educational counseling group for more than one session

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fear of childbirth score from Vizhma and Rose questionnaire. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and two weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Fear of childbirth score from Vizhma and Rose questionnaire.;Sexual intimacy score of couples. Timepoint: before the intervention and two weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Bagaroozi sexual intimacy questionnaire and sexual intimacy scale.;The percentage of people whose answer to the question of their desire to have children again is yes. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Ask a question and get a yes or no answer.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKatayoun Alidousti

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

kalidousti@gmail.com+98 34 3132 5219

Outcome results

None listed

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