Tokophobia ; Our Clinical Experience

NCT05627336 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ATADEK/ 11.2022
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Fear of childbirth, or what has historically been called tokophobia, is often described as a severe fear of birth and pathological fear of childbirth. The reasons for fear of childbirth are stated as biological reasons, psychological reasons and lack of social support. However, it is still not possible to clearly explain the reasons for the fear of childbirth in pregnant women and the risk factors affecting them. The reasons for the fear of childbirth and the affecting factors have not been fully explained.

Conditions

Tocophobia; Pregnancy Complications

Keywords

vaginal birth; cesarean delivery; fear of childbirth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• diagnosis of tokophobia

  patients will be administered W-DEQ: Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire part A. As a result, those who score above 85 will be diagnosed with tokophobia. this test; Each question has a point equivalent, and the diagnosis will be reached by adding all the points at the end.

  2 months

• type of birth

  The birth types of patients diagnosed with tokophobia will be examined. It will be tried to show statistically whether tokophobia increases cesarean section rates or not.

  2 months

Interventions

pregnant women in the 3rd trimester DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Pregnant women who are in their third trimester and will give birth in the clinic will form the study group. These pregnant women will be measured by applying a set of questionnaires to measure their fear of childbirth.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: female pregnant women
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

3rd trimester pregnant women who are followed up in our clinic and will give birth in our clinic. Pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 40

You may qualify if:

• rd trimester pregnant women who are followed up in our clinic and will give birth in our clinic.
• Pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 40

You may not qualify if:

• Those in the risky pregnancy category (preeclampsia, gdm, iugr… etc.)
• Known to have fetal anomaly during follow-ups
• Those with chronic disease
• Those with sexually transmitted diseases
• Those with a history of cesarean section

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Acıbadem University Atakent Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pregnancy Complications

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 1 Year
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Pinar KADIROGULLARI Assoc.Prof

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 16, 2022
• First Posted: November 25, 2022
• Study Start: January 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2025
• Study Completion: January 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Locations

TU (1)