husbands' attendance in the labor.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: the presence of the husband will be require for at least two hours during active phase of labor. Intervention 2: Control group: will not receive any intervention.
Sponsors
Gorgan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Married men, living in Kalaleh, Iranian citizenship, Ability to understand and speak, read and write in Persian, Experience becoming a father for the first time, Their wife's have normal vaginal delivery condition with GA 38-42 weeks, Presence behind her wife for at least 2 hours during labor, Hospitalization at the onset of active phase of labor
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Withdrawal of the spouse from participating in the prenatal study Early cesarean section after entering labor
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Husbands' adaptation to father's role. Timepoint: Two month after delivery. Method of measurement: Father's role adaptation questionnaire.;Active phase duration. Timepoint: From the beginning of hospitalization in the active phase of labor every one hour until delivery. Method of measurement: Partograph form. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNarjes Sadat Borghei
Gorgan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed