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Effectiveness of midwife-led postpartum counseling on psychological distress

Effectiveness of midwife-led postpartum counseling on psychological distress in women with traumatic childbirth

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20221024056280N1
Enrollment
96
Registered
2023-05-15
Start date
2023-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-29

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Conditions

postpartum psychological distress. Postpartum mood disturbance

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, counseling is performed on the basis of "the Gamble's strategy" individually for 3 sessions, one sessions of face-to-face contact consultation during the fi

Sponsors

Babol University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: age range 18-35 years mother's willingness and consent to participate in the study singleton pregnancy ability to complete questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of infertility history of abortion history of stillbirth history of postpartum depression in first-degree relatives depression during pregnancy mental illness medical disorder occurrence of an unfortunate accident during the last 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postpartum psychological distress. Timepoint: Measurement at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and 12 weeks after birth. Method of measurement: Using Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire, Impact of Event Scale - Revised, and post-traumatic stress checklist inventory.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
State-trait anxiety inventory. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 12 weeks after child birth. Method of measurement: Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-20).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMouloud Aghajani Delavar

Babol University of Medical Sciences

molooodaghajani@yahoo.com+98 11 3219 9592

Outcome results

None listed

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