Application of Haptonomy and Pregnancy Adjustment, Paternal Attachment

Father-Child Relations Clinical Trial

— Haptonomy  

Official title:

The Effect of Haptonomy Application on Pregnancy Adjustment and Prenatal Attachment of Fathers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05329948
• Other study ID #: Ataturk University SÖZTÜRK0001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 5, 2022
• Est. completion date: April 5, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: Ataturk University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The pregnancy process is experienced not only by the mother, but also by the fathers, so it is thought that the application of haptonomy, which is the science of love, communication and feeling together, will confirm the emotional existence of the baby in the prenatal period, and support the attachment of the father and the adaptation of the mothers to pregnancy.

Therefore, this study; It was aimed to evaluate the effect of haptonomy application on prenatal attachment of fathers and compliance with pregnancy and to contribute to the midwifery literature of the results.

Description:

In accordance with the literature review, no similar study was found in our country. The reason for the application of haptonomy in pregnancy is the sense of touch, which develops in the first 2 months of pregnancy and is an emotional sense. The pregnancy process is experienced not only by the mother, but also by the fathers, so it is thought that the application of haptonomy, which is the science of love, communication and feeling together, will confirm the emotional existence of the baby in the prenatal period, and support the attachment of the father and the adaptation of the mothers to pregnancy. Therefore, this study; The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of haptonomy application on prenatal attachment of fathers and adaptation of pregnant women to pregnancy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 286
• Est. completion date: April 5, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: April 5, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• At least primary school graduate,

• Being at the 24th and 32nd week of pregnancy

• Living with your partner

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having problems with his wife

• Living apart with his wife

• Pregnant women who have completed the 32nd gestational week

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Father-Child Relations

Intervention

Other:
• Haptonomy application
Feeling the fetus by touching the mother's womb with meditation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Kars Harakani Devlet Hastanesi	Kars

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ataturk University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Effect of Haptonomy Application Prenatal Attachment of Fathers	The research is an experimentally planned randomized controlled trial. The sample of the study consists of pregnant women and their spouses (70 experimental group, 70 control group) between the 24th and 32nd weeks.; Fetal attachment of prospective fathers was evaluated with the intrauterine father attachment scale. Intrauterine Father Attachment consists of 23 items. A minimum score of 23 and a maximum of 92 points is obtained on the scale. Scale has no cutoff point. High scores obtained indicate high level of attachment of father to fetus before birth; low scores mean that the father's level of prenatal attachment to the fetus is low.	one month
Secondary	The Effect of Haptonomy Application on Pregnancy Adjustment	Pregnancy compliance of pregnant women was evaluated with the prenatal self-rating scale. The scale is a 4-point Likert-type scale with 79 items and 7 sub-dimensions. A minimum of 79 and a maximum of 316 points can be obtained for the entire scale. Scale has no cutoff point. Low scores indicate high compliance with pregnancy.	one month