The Effect of Skin to Skin Contact Time After Childbirth on Fear of Child Birth, Birth Trauma and Maternal Attachment: A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 110
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Level of Fear of Childbirth
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of postpartum skin-to-skin contact time on fear of childbirth, birth trauma and maternal attachment.
详细描述
This is a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Data were collected from 110 women who gave birth in the gynecology clinic of a public hospital in southern Turkey between September 2021 and February 2022. Participants who met the inclusion criteria were informed about the purpose of the study and skin-to-skin contact, informed consent was obtained from those who agreed to participate, and the women were divided into groups according to a 1:1 computer-based randomization program. Data were collected at the time of consent to the study, within the first hour after birth, 24 hours after birth, 4 weeks postpartum, and 4 months postpartum. Collected by the first author. The CONSORT directive was followed in the planning, implementation and writing of the research.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 50 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Level of Fear of Childbirth
时间窗: Postpartum with in 4th- 24th hours
Women's fears after childbirth were evaluated with the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire Version B version (W-DEQ-B). This scale was developed by Wijma et al (1998) for fear after childbirth. The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale were performed by Korukcu et al. (2016). This scale consisting of 33 items is a 5-point Likert-type. The positive-meaning items are scored in reverse order. Therefore, the scores ranged from 0 to 165. The scale has no cutoff score, and high scores indicated higher fear.
Level of Birth Trauma
时间窗: Postpartum 4th month
Birth trauma of women were evaluated with the City Birth Trauma Scale. City BiTS was developed by Ayers et al., (2018) to measure birth trauma. The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale were performed by Bayrı Bingöl et al. (2021). The scale is a fourpoint Likert-type instrument composed of 29 items. Higher scores reflect greater risk for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Cronbach's alpha for the original scale was measured as .92 (Ayers et al.,2018) and Turkish version was measured as 0.91 (Bayrı Bingöl et al., 2021). In this study, 6-8 days after birth to determine whether they meet the criteria for birth trauma and birth-related PTSD.
Level of Maternal Attachment
时间窗: Postpartum 4th month
Maternal attachment of women was evaluated with the Maternal Attachment Inventory. MAI, was developed by Muller (1994) to measure maternal attachment. The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale were performed by Kavlak et al. (2009). This scale consisting of 26 items is a 4-point Likert-type (4 = every time to 1 = any time). The scores ranged from 26 to 104 and high scores indicated higher maternal attachment. The Cronbach's alpha for the original scale was measured as .76 - .85 at different time (Muller, 1994) and Turkish version was measured as 0.77 (Kavlak et al., 2009). In this study, 6th to 8th postnatal days were used to measure maternal attachment.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Gozde Gokce Isbir
Associate Prof
Mersin University