Postpartum Affects of Transition to Motherhood Program

Summary

It has been seen that primiparous pregnant women experience similar problems during the transition to motherhood, and these problems affect both their self-evaluation, physical problems in the postpartum period, and maternal attachment. It is thought that the correct and adequate care and training received from health professionals will be effective in the solution of all these interconnected situations.

The study aims to determine the effect of the "Transition to Motherhood Program (TMOP)" applied to primiparous pregnant women on self-assessment, postpartum problems, and maternal attachment.

MethoThis research method is a randomized, control group pretest-posttest experimental research. The population of the study consisted of pregnant women who were registered to two Family Health Centers between December 2019 and December 2021 and met the inclusion criteria, the sample consisted who agreed to participate in the study (experimental group: 38, control group: 38).In the study, Personal Information Form, Prenatal Self-Assessment Scale, Prenatal Attachment Scale were applied to all pregnant women in the sample group as pre-test applications. Based on Meleis' Transition Theory, the Transition to Motherhood Program was applied to the pregnant women in the experimental group. The post-test application of the research was carried out in the sixth weeks and fourth postpartum months. At the sixth week of the postpartum period, the Postpartum Self-Assessment Scale, Postpartum Physical Symptom Scale, Maternal Attachment Scale; at the fourth month of the postpartum period, the Maternal Attachment Scale was used. In data analysis, dependent sample t test, ki square, mann whitney u tests will use. Necessary permissions were obtained for the study.

Conditions

• Pregnancy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Transition to Motherhood Program

Transition to Motherhood program includes 5 sessions. The first session covers the pregnancy process, the second session deals with the birth process, the third session deals with the postpartum period, the fourth session deals with infant care, and the fifth session deals with breast milk and breastfeeding and immunity. Trainings are online. In addition to the lecture technique, the training includes auxiliary techniques such as models, videos, case studies, training cards, and applied demonstrations. The program was completed by telephone follow-up in the first and fourth weeks postpartum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ondokuz Mayıs University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• İlknur AYDIN AVCİ, Prof. Dr. · Ondokuz Mayıs University

• Mustafa Kürşat ŞAHİN, Assoc Prof. · Ondokuz Mayıs University

• Oya Sevcan ORAK, Asist Prof · Ondokuz Mayıs University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

35 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-12-01

Primary Completion

2021-11-01

Completion

2021-12-23

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations