Women's Perception of Respectful Maternity Care, Birth Experiences and Perception of Traumatic Birth

NCT06691854 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2024/982
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 124
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The effect of the ıntrapartum care model given in line with the world health organization (WHO) recommendations on women's perception of respectful maternity care, birth experiences and perception of traumatic birth

Conditions

Maternity; Birth, First; Traumatic Birth; Intrapartum Fetal Distress

Keywords

Respectful maternity care scale; Birth experience scale; Traumatic birth perception scale; WHO Intrapartum Care Recommendations

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women before the intervention with the questionnaire

  Sociodemographic of pregnant women will be collected through surveys and compared and reported

  6 months

• Comparison of pre-intervention obstetric characteristics of pregnant women with a questionnaire

  Obstetric of pregnant women will be collected through surveys and compared and reported

  6 months

• Comparison of the delivery times of pregnant women through a survey

  The duration of labor of the groups will be collected through surveys and compared and reported

  6 months

• Comparison of the means of the respectful birth care scale among pregnant women by group

  The respectful maternity care scale will be applied to pregnant women. The respectful maternity care scale is 19-95 points (min-max), and as the score increases, women's respectful maternity care increases.

  6 months

• Comparison of the means of the birth experience scale among pregnant women by group

  The birth experience scale will be applied to pregnant women. The birth experience scale is 22-88 points (min-max), and as the score increases, it indicates that the expectant mother has a good birth experience.

  6 months

• Comparison of the means of the traumatic birth perception scale among pregnant women by group

  The traumatic birth perception scale will be applied to pregnant women. The traumatic birth perception scale is 0-130 points (min-max). The scale shows that the 0-26 point range is "very low", the 27-52 point range is "low", the 53-78 point range is "medium", the 79-104 point range is "high", and the 105-130 point range is "very high" traumatic birth perception level.

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Placebo group

NO INTERVENTION

Pregnant women who apply to the hospital for delivery, have a cervical dilatation of 5 cm or more, agree to participate in the study and are assigned to the control group; * A personal information form will be applied at the first clinic admission. * Pregnant women assigned to the control group will receive routine intrapartum care provided at the hospital. * The labor process of the pregnant woman will be recorded on the birth experience monitoring form. * The mother and baby will receive routine postpartum care provided at the hospital. * After delivery, the Respectful maternity care scale, Birth experience scale, Traumatic birth perception scale will be applied.

The group that applied the Intrapartum Care Model

EXPERIMENTAL

Pregnant women who apply to the hospital for delivery, have cervical dilatation of 5 cm and above, agree to participate in the study and are assigned to the intervention group; * A Personal Information form will be applied at the first clinic admission. * All primiparous pregnant women assigned to the intervention group will be applied the intrapartum care model by the research midwife during the labor process and after birth in line with the WHO positive birth recommendations (Table 1). * The labor process of the pregnant woman will be recorded on the birth experience follow-up form. * After birth, the Respectful maternity care scale, Birth experience scale, Traumatic birth perception scale will be applied.

Other: The group that applied the Intrapartum Care Model

Interventions

The group that applied the Intrapartum Care Model OTHER

Pregnant women who apply to the hospital for delivery, have cervical dilatation of 5 cm and above, agree to participate in the study and are assigned to the intervention group; A Personal Information form will be applied at the first clinic admission. All primiparous pregnant women assigned to the intervention group will be applied the intrapartum care model by the research midwife during the labor process and after birth in line with the WHO positive birth recommendations. The labor process of the pregnant woman will be recorded on the birth experience follow-up form. After birth, the Respectful maternity care scale, Birth experience scale, Traumatic birth perception scale will be applied.

The group that applied the Intrapartum Care Model

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Those who are 18 years of age or older,
• Those who are in term pregnancy (38-41 weeks),
• Those who are primiparous,
• Those who have a single, healthy, vertex positioned fetus,
• Those who have cervical dilatation of 5 cm or more,
• Those who can speak and understand Turkish,
• Those who voluntarily agree to participate in the research.

You may not qualify if:

• Those with chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, etc.),
• Those with a diagnosed mental illness (depression, anxiety or other psychotic disorder, etc.),
• Those with maternal and fetal complications (oligohydramnios and polyhydramnios, placenta previa, preeclampsia, premature membrane rupture, presentation anomalies, intrauterine growth retardation, fetal anomalies, intrauterine death, macrosomic baby, cord prolapse, etc.),
• Those with any complications that prevent vaginal birth (cephalopelvic disproportion, etc.),
• Elective cesarean section,
• Those who became pregnant with assisted reproductive techniques,
• Those who received childbirth preparation training.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Selcuk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Seyhan Çankaya

Konya, Konya, 42250, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Birth Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Seyhan Çankaya, PhD

  Selcuk University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc. Prof. Seyhan Çankaya

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2024
• First Posted: November 15, 2024
• Study Start: December 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2025
• Study Completion: July 1, 2025
• Last Updated: September 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)