Effect of a short teaching intervention on resident's care of women with fear of childbirth

Assessment of a short teaching intervention effect on care by residents of women with fear of childbirth: a prospective single center study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15453933

Enrollment

200

Registered

2015-05-20

Start date

2015-05-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-06-05

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Conditions

Fear of labour in women giving birth Mental and Behavioural Disorders Specific (isolated) phobias

Interventions

Teaching material covering coping with fear of labour will be given to medical residents at the Helsinki University Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. The teaching material is a short,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women sent to the maternity clinic with a referral for fear of childbirth, coming for their first appointment with a doctor.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients without fluency in Finnish.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Grade of anxiety, feelings of helplessness and opinion of overall success of the appointment, of both patient and doctor after the appointment using questionnaires (visual analog scale (VAS)) before and after intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. How the women gave birth (cesarean section or vaginal delivery) 2. Satisfaction with the childbirth experience (VAS scale)	—

Countries

Finland

Contacts

Public ContactSabrina Forsell

Outcome results

None listed

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