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The Effect of Prenatal Yoga-Assisted Birth Preparation Training on Fear of Childbirth and Childbirth Self-Efficacy

NCT06503133 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2024-07-23

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Summary

Pregnancy is a life event that requires biopsychosocial adaptation. Although pregnancy is often perceived as a positive and physiological process, women experience a wide range of fears of childbirth, from simple anxiety to severe phobic fear (tokophobia), during their pregnancy. It is thought that the feeling of experiencing pain often lies at the root of the fear of childbirth. However, fear of childbirth can be experienced for many different reasons depending on biological, psychological and sociocultural factors, personal characteristics and experiences. The prevalence of fear of childbirth in the world is 14%. In Turkey, the prevalence of fear of childbirth varies between 16% and 69%, and 21% of women experience fear of childbirth at a clinical level. In general, fear is a physiological reaction that is important for the safety of the individual, and it is thought that low-level fear of childbirth will prepare individuals for parenting. However, uncontrollable fear of childbirth can lead to physical, emotional and behavioural changes that negatively affect the woman's daily life, prolonged labour and childbirth complications. Most importantly, women who cannot cope with the fear of childbirth may perceive cesarean section as the only solution and turn to elective cesarean section. The total cesarean section rate in Turkey is 52%, which is much higher than the World Health Organization's acceptable cesarean section rate. Fear of childbirth has been accepted as an important public health problem that needs intervention both in the world and in our country, and research on fear of childbirth has accelerated, especially in the last twenty years.

Conditions

  • Fear of Childbirth
  • Childbirth Self Efficacy

Interventions

OTHER

Birth preparation training

Birth preparation training is based on Albert Bandura's self-efficacy theory. It is a 60-minute training once a week. The first 10 minutes of the training are devoted to the initial activity, 40 minutes to sharing the training content, and 10 minutes to answering the participants' questions and receiving feedback. The training will be conducted in closed groups via the online meeting program (Zoom®).

OTHER

Prenatal yoga practice

Prenatal yoga practice is a 60-minute practice once a week. The first 5 minutes of the prenatal yoga practice are devoted to guided meditation, 40 minutes to active asanas (yoga pose), 5 minutes to pranayama practice (breathing exercise) and 10 minutes to savasana (relaxing yoga pose). Prenatal yoga practice will be conducted in closed groups via the online meeting program (Zoom®)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lokman Hekim University

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Kocaeli University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-01
Primary Completion
2025-06-01
Completion
2025-12-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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