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The Effect of Haptonomy Applied to Pregnant Women

NCT05240092 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2022-02-15

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Summary

Introduction: Stress experienced during pregnancy can increase fear of childbirth, cause negative perinatal outcomes, and adversely affect the maternal-infant attachment process. This study was conducted to determine the effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment.

Methods: The population of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of 72 primiparous pregnant women within the gestational weeks 22-28 who presented to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Polyclinic of a state hospital in Turkey for check-up (36 experimental subjects, 36 control subjects).

Conditions

  • First Pregnancy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Haptonomy

Haptonomy, as a field dealing with emotional contact through touch, describe the relationship between parents and the unborn baby.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cumhuriyet University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sükran Ertekin Pinar · Cumhuriyet University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-10
Primary Completion
2021-06-10
Completion
2021-06-10

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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