Mobile Midwifery Application Offered in the Prenatal Period

Summary

In this study, the development of a mobile application for prenatal midwifery care and the examination of the effect of the developed mobile application on the stress, fear of childbirth, readiness for childbirth, and satisfaction with care of pregnant women are aimed. The research has a randomized controlled experimental design. Research data will be collected between December 2023 and October 2024 at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of Ağrı Training and Research Hospital. The universe of the research will consist of pregnant women who apply to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the relevant hospital. The sample of the research consists of pregnant women who meet the inclusion criteria and volunteer to participate in the research. A priori power analysis was conducted to determine the sample size of the research. Cohen's standardized effect size reference method was selected in the power analysis. It was calculated that 102 pregnant women (Experimental group: 51, Control group: 51) should be included in order to achieve 80% power with a 95% confidence interval at a significance level of 0.05. In order to account for possible data losses, it was decided to collect data from a total of 128 individuals by including an additional 25% reserve sample in this number. During the follow-up period, 19 participants from the experimental group were withdrawn due to failure to use or deletion of the application (n=10), incomplete questionnaires (n=4), miscarriage (n=3), fetal death (n=1), and preterm labor (n=1). In the control group, 12 participants were withdrawn due to miscarriage (n=4) and incomplete completion of survey forms (n=8). Due to the exclusion and withdrawal criteria, the study was completed with 107 participants (Experimental: 50, Control: 57). The sample of the research will be selected by randomization among those who meet the specified research criteria. The assignment of participants to the experimental and control groups will be done through randomization. For randomization, the Random Integer Generator method in the Numbers subheading of the https://www.random.org site will be used to create single-group columns between 1 and 128 in the system. In the data collection stage of the study, an Introductory Information Form, Risk Assessment Form of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey, Visual Analog Patient Satisfaction Scale, Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale, Prenatal Self-Evaluation Scale - Fear of Childbirth and Sub-dimensions of Readiness for Childbirth, and Mobile Application Evaluation Form will be used.

Conditions

• Mobile Application

Interventions

OTHER

Use of mobile midwifery application

Pregnant women in the experimental group will have a mobile midwifery application installed on their smartphones. The pregnant woman will be able to reach the research midwife 24/7. With the informative content and algorithm mechanism in the application, she will be able to provide individual care and detect early signs of danger, enabling her to seek medical attention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University

  collaborator OTHER

• Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Ayla KANBUR · Ataturk University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-12-01

Primary Completion

2024-10-15

Completion

2024-10-15

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations