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The Effect of Feng Shui Delivery Room Design on Maternal and Infant Health

NCT05468658 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2024-10-08

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Summary

The aim of the study is to compare the births that took place in the Feng Shui Birth unit and those that took place in the standard delivery unit in terms of mother-infant health outcomes.

The study will be carried out in a private clinic in Istanbul, between July and December 2022. In the study, which is planned as a controlled experimental study, 50 women who applied first and met the inclusion criteria of the study will be selected as the Control Group (B), and it is planned that these women will give birth using the normal routine delivery unit of the clinic. It is planned that the next 50 women will form the Experimental Group (A): and give birth in the birth environment designed according to the Feng Shui Philosophy.

Conditions

  • Delivery Problem
  • Delivery Fear
  • Delivery; Injury
  • Birth; Prolonged
  • Birth Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Designing the birthing unit according to the philosophy of Feng Shui

1. The cabinets will be painted using salmon and pastel green. 2. It is planned to make designs specific to the philosophy of Feng Shui on the doors and walls of the birthing unit. 3. Live nature videos and sounds will be projected onto the wall. 4. Fabric curtains will be replaced with curtains designed according to the philosophy of Feng Shui. 5. Natural plants will be placed. 6. Lighting will be used. 7. Bed linen will be designed according to the Feng Shui. 8. Wooden bell will be used. 9. Turtle, elephant and Wu Lou objects will be placed. 10. The Bagua mirror will be placed. 11. Crystals will be placed. 12. Natural stones will be placed. 13. The fountain will be placed in the east compass direction of the unit. 14. Straw bamboo separator will be used.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • ZULFIYYA NURALIYEVA, PhD · Istinye University

  • GULUMSER DOLGUN, PHD · Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-01
Primary Completion
2022-05-01
Completion
2022-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

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