The Effect of Fathers' Birth Experience on Paternal Attachment and Parenting Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Birth, First
• Interventions: Other: accompany the birth

• Registration Number: NCT06062667
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Brief Summary

In recent years, fathers have become increasingly involved in research, but research on fathers still lags behind research on mothers. During the transition to parenthood, a complex network of relationships emerges between father, mother and baby. During the process of becoming parents, mothers and fathers begin to bond with their unborn children. The prenatal period is hypothesized to be predictive of later postnatal attachment and perception of parenting. Paternal involvement at birth is associated with positive child health outcomes and parental well-being.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-09-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-09-28
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Primary Completion: 2023-10-01
• Study Completion: 2023-10-01
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Spouses of primiparous pregnant women who had spontaneous pregnancies and were admitted to the delivery room for normal labor were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• women without husbands

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
experimental group	accompany the birth	Fathers will accompany their husbands during the birth process

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The father-baby bonding of fathers who accompany their spouses in the delivery room is higher than fathers who do not accompany their spouses in the delivery room.	15 days	Primiparous pregnant women who had spontaneous pregnancies and were admitted to the delivery room for normal labor were included in the study. In determining the groups, participants were assigned to the Fathers Who Accompany the Birth (G1) and Fathers Who Did Not Accompany the Birth (G2) groups using web-based randomization (Randomizer.org). Pregnant women and their spouses in both groups who volunteered to participate in the study had the "Information Form" filled in after admission to the delivery room, and fathers filled out PAAQ and SPPRS. Two weeks after birth, the mother and father were contacted. PPAQ and SPPRS data were obtained from fathers and EPDS data were obtained from mothers.; Information Form (IF), Paternal Antenatal Attachment Questionnaire (PAAQ), Self-Perception of Parental Role Scale (SPPRS), Postnatal Paternal-İnfant Attachment Questionnaire (PPAQ) Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Betül Uncu; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey