The Effects of the Use of Virgin Mary Herb in Childbirth

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Completed

• Conditions: Pain During Labour; Fear of Childbirth

• Registration Number: NCT06824558
• Lead Sponsor: Uskudar University

Brief Summary

This is a study to see if the use of virgin mary herb during birth has an effect on fear, pain and duration during birth. Virgin mary herb is a dry plant and it is believed that when added to water during birth, it makes birth easier.

Detailed Description

Objective: Midwives mostly develop nonpharmacological methods to cope with fear and pain management during birth in order not to interfere with the flow of birth. There are limited studies on traditional birth methods in Turkey. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the use of the Virgin Mary Herb, one of the traditional methods applied during birth, on fear of birth and pain felt during birth. Material and Method: The universe of the study consists of all pregnant women who were admitted to the Birth Unit of a City Hospital in Istanbul between March 2023 and December 2023. A power analysis was conducted to determine the number of people to be included in the study sample. The power of the test was calculated with the G\*Power 3.1 program. In order to exceed the 95% value in determining the power of the study; a total of 84 people, 42 people in groups, should be reached at a significance level of 5% and an effect size of 0.732 (df=82; t=1.66). The study aimed to reach a total of 100 people, with the condition of including 50 people in each group, considering the high power of the test and the losses. Data were collected between September 5, 2024 and December 31, 2024. 50 intervention groups and 50 control groups were included in the study, and all pregnant women received midwifery care. The intervention group was additionally shown the opening of the Virgin Mary Herb in water.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-05-31
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-31
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-23
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-02-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2025-02-13
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Being over 18 years old,
• Being able to understand and speak Turkish,
• Being primiparous,
• Not having a chronic disease,
• Having completed the 37th week of pregnancy,
• Not having passed the 42nd week of pregnancy,
• Being in a cephalic presentation,
• Having reached 4cm cervical dilatation,

Exclusion Criteria

• Multiparous pregnancy,
• Application of labor induction,
• Being a high-risk pregnancy,
• Having received childbirth preparation training,
• Being an immigrant,
• Use of non-pharmacological methods other than Virgin Mary

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear Scale	After the pregnant woman started labor(when cervical dilatation was 4cm and above), the application was started. Labor lasted on average 24 hours.During this time the pregnant woman was assessed 3 times	It is a scale developed by Serçekuş, İşbir and İnci in 2017. The Turkish form of the Fear of Childbirth Scale is a measurement tool that can accurately measure fear during childbirth, can be applied to Turkish culture, and is suitable in terms of language and content validity. The scale is a practical and fast tool to determine the degree of fear during childbirth and has been recommended to be used to determine the degree of fear of women in delivery rooms. Detection of fear during childbirth can allow continuous supportive care (emotional, informative support, relaxation, etc.) during childbirth, allowing the woman to have a better birth experience. Therefore, the Fear of Childbirth Scale can be used by professionals to determine the degree of fear of women in delivery rooms. The scale consists of 10 questions. Each question was scored between 1 and 10. The higher the score, the higher the fear.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	After the pregnant woman started labor(when cervical dilatation was 4cm and above), the application was started.Labor lasted on average 24 hours.During this time the pregnant woman was assessed 3times	VAS was developed to be used in converting some values that cannot be measured quantitatively into numerical values. In VAS, where pain intensity is evaluated, pain intensity is graded between 0 and 10 points. "No pain" is graded as 0 points and "very severe pain" is graded as 10 points. Pain intensity of "less than 3 points" is indicated as mild pain, "between 3-6 points" as moderate pain, and "more than 6 points" as severe pain. It is seen that the pain increases as the score given increases.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Uskudar University Faculty of Health Sciences; 🇹🇷 İstanbul, Ümraniye, Turkey