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Filter by:A randomized control trial was made to developing an individual counseling program to help women cope with their fear of childbirth and testing the program for effectiveness.
This study is a randomized controlled study. This research was carried out with the aim of determining the effect of psychodrama-based pregnancy education program on fear of childbirth (FOC). The population of the study consisted of 18-45 years old pregnant who with high fear of childbirth. The sample of the study was determined as 150 pregnant with confidence level of 95% and theoretical power of 95%. The pregnant women were divided into two groups of 75 pregnant. In addition to routine pregnancy training, a 90-minute psychodrama study was carried out to the experimental group. Data were collected using the information form, Wijma Delivery Expectancy/ Experience Questionnaire Version A (W-DEQ), Wijma Delivery Expectation / Experience Questionnaire Version B (W-DEQ), City Birth Trauma Scale and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale. The data obtained were assesment using the SPSS (Version 21.0) package program on the computer.
This two-group, parallel randomized controlled study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the training program provided to primipara pregnant women through the motivational interview method on their fear of childbirth, childbirth self-efficacy and delivery mode. The primipara pregnant women included in the study sample were assigned to the intervention (n=37) and control (n=36) groups using the block randomization method. The women in the intervention group were individually provided with "Training Program on Fear of Childbirth Based on Motivational Interview Method" once a week, four sessions in total, while no interventions were made for those in the control group other than routine hospital practices. Study data were collected using a descriptive information form, the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ) versions A-B, the Childbirth Self-Efficacy Inventory-Short Form (CBSEI-SF) and the Delivery Evaluation Form. The value of p<0.05 was accepted statistically significant in the data analyses.
Pregnant women often experience fear of childbirth or anxiety toward the labor pain or uncertainties associated with labor process. To develop and evaluate the efficacy of childbirth educational interventions on reduction of fear or anxiety is an important issue in maternal health care.
This study investigates the effects of antenatal education and counseling on childbirth preparation and pain management given to nulliparous women during the last trimester on their childbirth fear and childbirth attitudes.
Background: Caesarean delivery rates are quite high, especially in primipara, in Turkey. Fear of birth, low childbirth self-efficacy, and psychological factors may be among the primary causes. Since antenatal educations are not universal and there are differences in educational contents, there is not sufficient evidence on this topic in international studies. Objective: To investigate the effects of antenatal education on birth fear, depression, anxiety, stress, childbirth self-efficacy, and mode of delivery in primiparous pregnant women.
The study was conducted to investigate the effect of labor dance and music used during the active phase of labor on labor pain and fear of childbirth. The study was designed as a single-blind randomized controlled intervention trial. The participants included in sample are taken into 3 groups (totally 93 participants). A total of 93 individuals, 31 of whom were in the dance group (D), 30 in the music group (M), and 32 in the control group (C), were included in the survey. Data were collected between 15 February 2018 and 15 June 2018 by means of a Personal Information Form, the Labor Monitoring Form, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and version A of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire (W-DEQA).
Childbirth related fear is a public health issue strongly related to subsequent reproduction, a request for caesarean section and women's and children's health. Currently, women are offered 3-5 counseling sessions with specially trained midwives and obstetricians in most Swedish hospitals as standard care (SC). In general, women are satisfied with counseling but research show no major effect on cesarean section rates neither in decreased level of childbirth related fear. It is therefore important to find the best available treatment for this issue. The aim of this program is to compare Internet given cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) with standard counseling care for pregnant women reporting childbirth related fear. Research questions: What effect does ICBT compared to SC have on a) the level of childbirth related fear b) a request for cesarean section c) compliance and satisfaction with treatment. Design: A randomized controlled trial of women reporting childbirth related fear during pregnancy. One arm will receive SC and one arm ICBT though the U-CARE platform. Follow up of given treatment will occur at 30 and 36 weeks of pregnancy, two months and one year after birth. Intervention: The intervention will focus on management of childbirth related fear. This means that the participants do weekly sessions and homework assignments during pregnancy. Primary outcome will be level of childbirth related fear measured at 36 weeks of pregnancy. Secondary outcomes are level of childbirth related fear at 2 months and one year after birth, preferences for mode of birth, request for elective cesarean section, compliance and satisfaction with treatment and costs. Expected benefits: This study will contribute to the development of new treatment methods for childbirth related fear. Evidence of the best treatment to reduce childbirth related fear based on the results from this study could be implemented in clinical practice and hopefully decreases the numbers of cesarean sections without medical indications.
Site of research: Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and University of Helsinki Department of Psychology, in collaboration with Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden In Finland and in Sweden, fear of childbirth is one of the most common reasons for consultation of obstetrician, and for an elective caesarean section. Approximately 5 to 6% of pregnant women suffer from severe fear of childbirth, which disturbs family-life and working and prevents the preparation to normal childbirth and parenthood. It represents as nightmares, panic attacks, anxiety, and as numerous physical complaints. After giving birth it can be difficult for these women to form an early mother-infant-relationship. Their risk for puerperal depression is also increased. Finland and Sweden have both a long tradition in research of this field. In Finland, the investigators research group started the first out-patient clinic for fearful pregnant women in HUCH in1996. Different strategies how to treat fear of childbirth have been applied to clinical practise. Studies on the treatment for fear of childbirth are, however, scanty. Some descriptive studies have showed that far more than one half of patients can, after the treatment, prepare to a normal vaginal delivery and caesarean without a medical indication can be avoided. The aim of the treatment should be both to avoid unnecessary caesareans, increase the number of uneventful vaginal deliveries and to help the pregnant couple to prepare to parenthood, as well as to prevent puerperal depression. In this study, psychotherapeutic group psychoeducation is studied as promising treatment for severe fear of childbirth. To screen fear of childbirth, all women coming to ultrasound screening at the 18 to 20 gestational week in HUCH are asked to fill in a specific questionnaire. Those nulliparous women whose score for fear exceeds 95th percentile are randomized to intervention and to control group. The intervention group is invited to start a psychotherapeutic group therapy based on cognitive and psychodynamic therapy combined with training in relaxation. Each group consists of six nulliparous women and meets six times during pregnancy 120 minutes at a time. Between the sessions the patients fill in a homework questionnaire. One session focuses on the partner's role and the partners are present then. Three months after delivery, the groups meet once more. The women in the control group stay in the care of community midwives and general physicians. If needed, they are referred to out-patient clinic in the maternity hospital where their fear is treated according the clinical practice of that hospital, mainly support from obstetrician or midwife. The women and their partners in both groups are asked, approximately one month after the screening and one month before the due date of delivery, to fill in the questionnaires examining depression, self-esteem, general anxiety, social support, marital satisfaction, personal projects and concerns, and efficacy concerning childbirth and maternity. After childbirth, data about the childbirth will be collected. Three months and two years after childbirth mothers and fathers in both groups receive again a psychosocial questionnaires. The aim of the study is to help the authorities to organize the treatment for fear of childbirth in their districts by examining the benefits of the treatment also in long-run. The investigators hope the results would lead to production of Current Care guidelines for fear of childbirth.