The Effect Of Web-Based Birth Preparation Education Given To Pregnant Women On Prenatal Attachment And Fear Of Birth

NCT07201623 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: E53449070-779-96
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

WEB-BASED CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION TRAINING GIVEN TO PREGNANT WOMEN PRENATAL ATTACHMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus; Chronic Disease of Cardiovascular System

Keywords

Web-based health education; midwifery care; nursing care; birth preparation; prenatal attachment; fear of childbirth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Maternal-Fetal Attachment (MFA)

  Scales have 24 five-point Likert-type items and are self-administered. The scales are scored on a scale of one to five, with five being the most positive statement. Note that the scoring is reversed for Item 22, with 'Definitely yes' scoring one point and 'Definitely no' scoring five points. The mean score is calculated by dividing the sum of the item scores by the number of items answered. Cronbach's alpha for MFA was 0.84 in Cranley's study (1981), min 2,29 max4,63 .

  24-36 pregnancy week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire A Version (W-DEQ-A)

  28-36 pregnancy week

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

group providing web-based childbirth preparation training

Behavioral: web-based childbirth preparation education

control group

NO INTERVENTION

the group that did not receive web-based childbirth preparation education

Interventions

web-based childbirth preparation education BEHAVIORAL

group providing web-based childbirth preparation training

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Kadın cinsiyetine sahip ve gebe olanların katılımı uygundur
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Pregnant women who: · Live in Çankırı province, · 18 years of age or older, · Have no vision or hearing problems, · Have not been diagnosed with a high-risk pregnancy, · Between 28 and 32 weeks pregnant, · Able to use the internet on a computer or phone,
• Agree to be monitored via various communication tools (phone, social media), · Have not previously received childbirth preparation training or education from a pregnancy school,
• Volunteer to participate in the study were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• At each stage of the study, pregnant women who refused to participate were excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Çankırı Karatekin University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Çankiri Karatekin Üniversitesi

Çankırı, Çankırı, 18000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Ustunsoz A, Guvenc G, Akyuz A, Oflaz F. Comparison of maternal-and paternal-fetal attachment in Turkish couples. Midwifery. 2010 Apr;26(2):e1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.12.006. Epub 2010 Feb 20.

  PMID: 20172635 BACKGROUND

• Wijma K, Wijma B, Zar M. Psychometric aspects of the W-DEQ; a new questionnaire for the measurement of fear of childbirth. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 1998 Jun;19(2):84-97. doi: 10.3109/01674829809048501.

  PMID: 9638601 BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Model Details: Materials and methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted between February 2021 and January 2022 with the participation of 102 pregnant women who met the research criteria in family and community health centers and state hospital in Çankırı city center. Participants in the intervention group were sent 15 and 45-minute video links of the modules in the birth preparation training program uploaded to the web base. The participants' viewing status of the videos was checked weekly, and the duration of the participants in the intervention group watching the training videos for the modules was limited to 6 weeks.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 25, 2025
• First Posted: October 1, 2025
• Study Start: February 12, 2021
• Primary Completion: January 12, 2022
• Study Completion: September 28, 2023
• Last Updated: October 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Locations

TU (1)