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The effects of normal delivery education on childbirth fear and cesarean preference in pregnancy and postpartum

The effects of normal delivery education on childbirth fear and cesarean preference in pregnancy and postpartum in women referred to health clinics

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20170827035934N2
Enrollment
174
Registered
2018-02-05
Start date
2018-01-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-03-26

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Conditions

Condition 1: Fear of Childbirth. Condition 2: cesarean preference. Other phobic anxiety disorder Single delivery by caesarean section

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, training program runs in eight, 90-minute sessions starting from the 20th week to the 24th week of pregnancy. Each session consists of tw

Sponsors

Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Gestational age 20-24 Willingness to participate in research Have reading and writing skills first or second pregnancy assessment of delivery as a scary event (score of 3 or more 5 Likert scale) age range 18-35 single pregnancy Wanted Pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Chronic disease such as heart disease, Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus History of abortion and cesarean section Bleeding Placenta previa Use of certain drugs Mental illness during the last year Drug addiction and cigarette smoking

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fear of Childbirth. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, 14 days after childbirth. Method of measurement: Wijma fear of childbirth questionnaire, A version.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Childbirth method selection. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, 14 days after childbirth. Method of measurement: childbirth method selection questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Mehrabadi

Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

maryam.mehrabady@yahoo.com+98 51 4466 9189

Outcome results

None listed

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