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Midwife-Led Antenatal Perineal Massage Education in Primiparous Pregnant Women

NCT07593326 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 152

Last updated 2026-05-18

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of midwife-led antenatal perineal massage education on pregnancy empowerment, self-efficacy for normal birth, and fear of childbirth among primiparous pregnant women. The study is designed as a controlled quasi-experimental study and will be conducted at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinic of Silifke State Hospital in Mersin, Turkey.

Eligible participants will be primiparous pregnant women aged 18-35 years, between 28 and 34 weeks of gestation, with a singleton pregnancy and a plan for vaginal birth. Participants in the intervention group will receive structured antenatal perineal massage education led by a midwife, in addition to routine antenatal care. Participants in the control group will receive routine antenatal care.

The primary outcome will be pregnancy empowerment. Secondary outcomes will include self-efficacy for normal birth, fear of childbirth, knowledge and preferences regarding antenatal perineal massage, and adherence to antenatal perineal massage practice.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy
  • Fear of Childbirth
  • Antenatal Education

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Midwife-Led Antenatal Perineal Massage Education

The intervention is a structured midwife-led antenatal perineal massage education program delivered to primiparous pregnant women in the third trimester. The educational content includes the importance of pelvic health, preparation for antenatal perineal massage, antenatal perineal massage technique, and maintenance of pelvic health. The program is designed to improve knowledge and practice regarding antenatal perineal massage and to support pregnancy empowerment, self-efficacy for normal birth, and reduction of fear of childbirth.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Atlas University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Filiz Okumuş, Assoc. Prof. Dr. · Atlas University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-15
Primary Completion
2026-11-15
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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