A comparative assessment of midwife-led counseling and “music and evidence based booklet package”on birth fear in pregnant women

A comparative assessment of midwife-led counseling and "music and evidence based booklet package" on birth fear and its outcomes in pregnant women referred to the comprehensive health care centers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017030627557N3

Enrollment

186

Registered

2017-05-28

Start date

2017-04-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Birth fear. Other phobic anxiety disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: First group: Midwife-led counseling group, Receive 4 sessions counseling intervention in 26-33 weeks gestation. Intervention 2: Second group: Music listening group will listen a self

Behavior

First group: Midwife-led counseling group, Receive 4 sessions counseling intervention in 26-33 weeks gestation.

Second group: Music listening group will listen a self selected classical music part for 15-30 minutes daily in 26-33 weeks gestation. An evidence base booklet has been prepared for this group about

Third group: Control group will receive routine prenatal care, In 26-33 weeks gestation. They will receive an evidence based booklet about birth fearing.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:primiparous women 29-12 weeks attend to get free prenatal care; women must have the ability to communicate;ability to read and write, be 18 years of age or older. Exclusion criteria: having acute and chronic neuropsychiatric disorders; neuropsychiatric drug use; proven fetal abnormalities; impaired hearing; not wanting to continue collaborating in the study; less fear score of 66 with WIJMA-A questionnaire; fetal death.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Birth fear. Timepoint: Before and after intervention, 2 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: WDEQ-version A questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-efficacy. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: Child Birth Self-efficacy Inventory questionnaire.;Decision conflict. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: Decision Conflict Scale.;Mood of delivery. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: Obstetric's information Questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: STAI questionnaire.;Depression. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Self-efficacy. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: Child Birth Self-efficacy Inventory questionnaire.;Decision conflict. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: Decision Conflict Scale.;Mood of delivery. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: Obstetric's information Questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: STAI questionnaire.;Depression. Timepoint: Before and after of intervention, 2 weeks after end of intervention. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactYalda Shakouri Masouleh

Alborz University of Medical Sciences

y.shakouri.m@gmail.com+98 26 3433 6007

Outcome results

None listed

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