Pregnant Women
Conditions
Keywords
rebozo, support, control, pregnant, birth
Brief summary
This study was designed as a randomized controlled, 2-group, experimental study to measure the levels of perceived birth support and control between women with and without rebozo technique.
Detailed description
Objective: This study was conducted to measure the perceived support during labor and the level of control over their own labor in pregnant women who underwent rebozo technique. Method: The study was conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design between September and December 2024. The population of the study consisted of 44 primiparous pregnant women admitted to a district state hospital for delivery. The sample size was calculated and the study was conducted with 44 pregnant women (experiment: 22, control: 22). While rebozo technique was applied to the experimental group during the trauma process, routine midwifery care was applied to the control group. Introductory Information Form, Perceived Support and Control Scale in Childbirth were used to collect data in the study.
Interventions
OTHERrebozo technique
In accordance with the 'Rebozo Chart' developed by the researcher, the pregnant women in the experimental group were massaged with 4 different rebozo techniques (rebozo technique in hand-knee position, rebozo technique in knee-chest position, umbilical support with rebozo, rebozo technique applied with Pilates ball) in the active phase of labor. After the application, the duration, frequency and cervical dilatation of the pregnant woman were recorded in the chart.
Sponsors
Uskudar University
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
The numbers from 1 to 44 were randomly divided into two groups on the random.org website and randomly selected numbers were assigned to the intervention and control groups. This process ensured equal and random distribution of participants to the intervention and control groups. The group to which the case was assigned was determined according to the order of hospitalization and recorded in the Excel list. Since the care intervention and data collection were performed by the researcher in the study, one-way blinding was performed.
Intervention model description
The study was designed as a randomized controlled, 2-group (intervention and control), experimental research.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Volunteering to participate in the research, * Don't speak Turkish, * Being literate, * Having a low-risk pregnancy, * Primiparous pregnancy
Exclusion criteria
* Being out of position * Having a high-risk pregnancy (vaginal bleeding, no hypertension, etc.), * Dilatation below 4 cm and above 6 cm, * Initiation of labor induction, * Having received childbirth preparation training, * Absence of a birth attendant in trauma,
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perception of Control and Support in the Birth Scale | 4 months | The scale was developed by Elizabeth Ford, Susan Ayers and Daniel B. Wright in 2009 under the name Support and Control in Childbirth Scale (SCBS). The Turkish validation of the scale was conducted by Figen İnci, Gözde Gökçe İşbir and Fuat Tanhan in 2015. The scale consists of 33 items and three sub-dimensions: support, control and external control. The sub-dimensions are the health worker's support dimension items 1-12 and the mother's control over her own body and birth sub-dimension items 13-33. The scale is a five-point Likert-type scale as Strongly Agree, Agree, Undecided, Disagree, Strongly Disagree. There are 10 negative statements in the scale. The scores that can be obtained from the DCOS scale range from 33 to 165 and these scores were used to determine the level of control and support perceived by women. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale is 0.84. In this study, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.973. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed