Pregnancy Related
Conditions
Keywords
Pregnancy, Scale, Empathic Communication, Positive Perception of Birth, Midwifery Care
Brief summary
it was aimed to determine the effect of empathic communication-based education on positive birth perception awareness.
Detailed description
Since the existence of humanity, women have not been left alone during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period in all societies, but have been supported by their environment. In providing this support, midwives have important responsibilities as the primary responsible health professional . Quality midwifery care given at birth is very important for women to have a positive birth experience The biggest expectations of mothers from midwives in the birth and postpartum period are; it is approaching with empathetic communication such as smiling, therapeutic touch, listening, speaking in a language that the pregnant can understand, making oneself feel good, encouraging, informing, paying attention to privacy. Mothers whose expectations are met in labor; It can have positive obstetric outcomes such as shortening the delivery time, reduction in analgesia and medical intervention applications, positive birth experience, initiation of breastfeeding in the early period, mother-infant bonding and transition to the role of motherhood . İt will contribute positively to the health indicators of the country and reduce the cost, a scale and guide have been prepared within the scope of this thesis, with the foresight that pregnant women and health workers need training materials, and training with interactive and mobile communication tools in this direction. has been planned.It is expected that the training to be given in line with the developed guideline, and the empathic communication-based training given in the third trimester of pregnancy will help to increase the awareness of women's positive perception of birth. With this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of empathic communication-based education on positive birth perception awareness.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALempathic communication-based education
The study will consist of two stages. The first stage will be methodological in order to develop the Positive Birth Perception Awareness Scale based on Empathic Communication, and the second stage will be a trial model with a pretest-posttest control group in order to determine the effect of the training given to pregnant women based on empathic communication on positive birth perception awareness and birth experience.
Sponsors
Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Masking description
In the first stage of the research, it is planned to take a sample of at least 5-10 times the number of items of the scale planned to be developed. The sample size should be at least 200 to reveal the psychometric structure of the scale adequately, 300 and ideally over 500 to reveal the factor structure. In the second phase, it is aimed to reach at least 72 people, 36 in the intervention group and 36 in the control group.
Intervention model description
education-centered randomized controlled experimental study
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years and older pregnancy * Speaks and understands Turkish * Able to read and write, * Having a single fetus, * Not having a risky pregnancy, * 32-36. in gestational week, * Pregnant women who do not have any disability diagnosed for normal delivery
Exclusion criteria
* Risky pregnant women * Pregnant women with communication difficulties * Pregnant women with mental deficiency
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Positive Birth Perception Awareness Scale | baseline | Positive Birth Perception Awareness Scale (PDAFS): Focus group interviews will be held with 10-12 pregnant women for the scale to be developed. An item pool will be created from the themes and sub-areas obtained from the interviews. In addition, the factors affecting the awareness of positive birth perception of pregnant women were examined by examining the national and international literature, and a form will be prepared for the pilot study. The scale form, the literature study of the researchers and the findings of the focus group interviews will be re-evaluated and the pilot study form of the scale will be prepared. The pilot study form will be submitted to the expert opinion. The pilot form will be sent to 10-12 experts. By making arrangements in line with expert opinions, the question pool will be finalized before the application, and it will be transformed into a 5-point Likert scale model |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wijma Birth Experience/Expectation Scale A (WBBSS-A) | baseline | The scale consists of 33 items. The answers in the scale are in six-point Likert type numbered from 0 to 5. 0 is evaluated as totally and 5 as not at all. The lowest score obtained from the scale is 0 and the highest score is 165. These; Those who have low level of fear of childbirth (WBLSS score ≤ 37), those who have moderate fear of childbirth (WBBSS-A score between 38-65). |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed