Survey the effect of educational intervention using mobile application on fear of childbirth in pregnant women

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210220050418N1

Enrollment

114

Registered

2021-03-13

Start date

2021-03-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-04-26

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Conditions

Fear of childbirth in pregnant women.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Before the implementation of the training program, version A of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire in both intervention and control groups will

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nulliparity Gestational age 28-32 weeks Single pregnancy Reading and writing literacy Iranian citizenship Satisfaction and interest in participating in the study Having a mobile phone with Android system and the ability to install software Ability to use and work with mobile software Decided to have a leading delivery at Alzahra education, research & remedial center

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having an underlying and chronic disease Having indications for cesarean section History of participating in prenatal care training programs and childbirth preparation classes Having education in medical fields Reluctance to continue participating in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fear of childbirth in pregnant women. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention (after 8 weeks of educational intervention), immediately after delivery. Method of measurement: Will be measured by standard tool Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire. There are 2 versions of this questionnaire. Version A measures the fear of childbirth during pregnancy and version B measures the experience of mothers after childbirth. In this study, the researcher uses both versions A and B of this questionnaire. In this study, the researcher uses both versions A and B of this questionnaire. Both versions of this tool contain 33 items that are scored in a 6-point range. Scores in each question range from zero to five. The minimum score is zero and the maximum score is 165. A higher score indicates more fear. This questionnaire was first designed in Sweden by Wijma et al. (1990) and localized in Iran by Mortazavi (2017).	—

Measure

Time frame

Fear of childbirth in pregnant women. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention (after 8 weeks of educational intervention), immediately after delivery. Method of measurement: Will be measured by standard tool Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire. There are 2 versions of this questionnaire. Version A measures the fear of childbirth during pregnancy and version B measures the experience of mothers after childbirth. In this study, the researcher uses both versions A and B of this questionnaire. In this study, the researcher uses both versions A and B of this questionnaire. Both versions of this tool contain 33 items that are scored in a 6-point range. Scores in each question range from zero to five. The minimum score is zero and the maximum score is 165. A higher score indicates more fear. This questionnaire was first designed in Sweden by Wijma et al. (1990) and localized in Iran by Mortazavi (2017).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Bostani Khalesi

Rasht University of Medical Sciences

z_bostani@yahoo.com+98 13 3355 5056

Outcome results

None listed

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