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The effects of positive psychology interventions on the quality of prenatal care provided by midwives

Not Applicable
Conditions
the quality of prenatal care.
Supervision of normal pregnancy, unspecified
Registration Number
IRCT2016010225813N1
Lead Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria include midwifery BC degree or higher; no pregnancy; married; one year of work experience; no depression or obtaining mild to moderate score from depression, anxiety,stress scale (DASS21); lack of psychiatric diseases; or using the drugs affecting mental status on the present or the past; and no experience of major stressful event during the past six months.
Exclusion criteria include the absence of > 1 session; the occurrence of major stressful event during the study; lack of performing homework related to three consecutive sessions. Inclusion criteria of pregnant mothers include gestational age of 26-30 weeks; wanted pregnancy; low-risk pregnancy and lack of underlying disease. Exclusion criteria for pregnant women during the study include the risk of pregnancy during the study; the occurrence of major stressful event during the study; disease during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The quality of prenatal care provided by midwives. Timepoint: before and after the interventions. Method of measurement: the Quality of Prenatal Care Questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Happiness. Timepoint: before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Oxford Happiness Questionnaire.;Well-Being. Timepoint: before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Ryff Scale Psychological Well-Being.
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