Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Routine care
Childbirth preparation education programme
Sponsors
North West University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Primigravid women Aged 18 to 35 years A singleton pregnancy Gestational age determined to between 28 and 34 weeks at randomisation Scheduled to receive antenatal care and birth at the selected recruitment and birthing sites Proficient in English or isiXhosa since these are the common languages in these facilities. Must have a contactable phone number and contactable physical address
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: HIV positive and on ARV treatment, with CD4 count of less < 350 cells/?L Participant on any other chronic medications other than routine antenatal medicines and antiretroviral medication. Participants who were previously diagnosed with any mental illness. Participants taking nonprescriptive addictive drugs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The prevalence of PND (score> 10) using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), developed by Cox et al. (1987). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measure fear of childbirth using the revised Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (Wijma, 2005; Massae et al., 2022).;Measure childbirth satisfaction using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI) developed by Martin et al. (2017) and childbirth experience using Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ), developed by Dencker et al. (2010).;Measure self-esteem using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965).;Measure birth outcomes i.e induction of labour, augmentation of labour, the use of analgesia, number of assisted birth, number of caesarean sections, prevalence of premature labour and number of neonatal admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactPatience G. Kovane
Promoter
Outcome results
None listed