The effect of couples counseling based on problem solving approach on the childbirth fear, childbirth self-efficacy and the choice of the type of delivery in primigravid women requesting elective cesarean sectio

Phase 3

• Conditions: Condition 1: Elective cesarean. Condition 2: Single spontaneous delivery.; Delivery by elective caesarean section; cases with minimal or no assistance, with or without episiotomy delivery in a completely normal case

• Registration Number: IRCT2016060828352N1
• Lead Sponsor: Chancellor for Research and Technology of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

Being primigravida; No history of infertility based on mother's report; Singleton pregnancies; Being in 28 to 32 weeks of pregnancy based on the first day of the last menstrual period or sonographic assessment before 12 weeks of gestation; Lack of any obstetric complications in the current pregnancy according to mother's report (preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, placenta previa, etc.); Not participation in the counseling classes at the same time; No indication for cesarean delivery; Lack of a history of physical and mental diseases in couples based on mother's report (hypertension, diabetes, using psychiatric drugs, history of hospitalization for various reasons ...); Complete satisfaction for participation in the study.
Exclusion criteria: any abnormal condition before the onset of labor which prevents the normal delivery such as bleeding and placental abruption (premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall); Difficult or impossible access to participant because of changing the living place; Lack of consent to continue participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Childbirth Self- efficacy. Timepoint: At baseline and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Lowe’s childbirth self-efficacy scale.;Childbirth Fear. Timepoint: At baseline and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Wijma delivery expectacy- experience questionnaire.;The choice of the type of delivery. Timepoint: At baseline and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: The choice of the type of delivery scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The type of delivery. Timepoint: Postpartum. Method of measurement: Question will be asked by phone.;Childbirth Awareness. Timepoint: At baseline and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Childbirth awareness scale.;Childbirth attitude. Timepoint: At baseline and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Childbirth attitude scal.