The Effect of Training and Counseling Based on Mercer Maternal Role Theory on Maternal Attachment and Maternal Function

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Completed

• Conditions: Maternal-Fetal Relations; Maternal Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: education and counseling based on maternal role theory

• Registration Number: NCT05910346
• Lead Sponsor: KTO Karatay University

Brief Summary

Motherhood role gain is the composition of social roles and developmental behaviors and attitudes that continue with the formation of motherhood identity development in the postnatal period that started during pregnancy. In many studies, it is stated that mothers should be prepared to transition to motherhood roles in the prenatal period in order to enable them to develop successful motherhood identity. This study will be carried out to determine the effect of structured birth preparation education on the material attachment status and motherhood function according to the theory of motherhood. The study was planned as a single -blind, post -test parallel group randomized controlled experimental study. The universe of the study will form pregnant women who apply to Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital Birth and Gynecology Polyclinic and Clinic. When the sample of the study was calculated as 95 %confidence interval, 5 %error and 80 %power, a total of 44 cases, 22 for the experimental group and 22 for the control group were found to be suitable for statistical analyzes. In this study, assuming that the loss rates in the literature will be 20 %loss when reference, 28 to the experimental group and 28 to the control group will be included in the initially 56 pregnant studies. The data will be collected using the 'Personal Information Form, Postpartum Period Features Information Form, Maternal Binding Scale and Barkin Maternity Function Inventory. Pregnant women in the experimental group will start in the 32nd gestational week and will be given structured training and counseling according to the theory of motherhood. Pregnant women in the control group will take standard care. Number, percentage, average and standard deviation analysis will be used for descriptive statistics. Parametric and nonparametric tests will be applied according to the compliance of the data for the normal distribution of the data in the study pattern in independent groups and recurrent tests. The results will be tested at P \<0.05 significance level. In order to collect the data, Ethical Permission was obtained by the Decision No. 2022/024 from the Ethics Committee of KTO Karatay University Pharmaceutical and Medical Research. Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital will be obtained from the institution. Before starting to work, verbal and written permissions will be obtained by reading the voluntary information form to all pregnant women. Maternal attachment inventory and Barkin Motherhood Function Scale Writers were permitted via e-mail.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-15
• Study First Posted: 2023-06-18
• Study Start: 2023-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2024-01-12
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Study Completion: 2024-08-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-20
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

• At least primary school graduate,
• Between the ages of 18-35,
• At the 30nd week of pregnancy and above,
• Having a single and healthy fetus,
• Pregnant women who are open to communication and cooperation

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a risky pregnancy history (pregnancies under 18 and over 35 years of age, EDT, PROM, Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Epilepsy, GDM)
• Having a treatment pregnancy (mothers who became pregnant with ART),
• Having a chronic disease (DM, HT, Asthma, Epilepsy, Autoimmune diseases, self-report),
• Having a psychiatric illness (based on self-report and clinical diagnosis),
• Foreign nationals,
• Living outside the province of Konya,
• Pregnant women who participated in any childbirth preparation training program

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental Group	education and counseling based on maternal role theory	At the beginning of the study, the pregnant women who applied to the obstetrics clinics and met the sample selection criteria will be divided into the experimental and control groups by randomization method by filling out the Personal Information Form. Motherhood Theory-Based Education Program will be applied to the pregnant women who are allocated to the experimental group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal attachment	1-4 mounth	Maternal attachment will be assessed with the Maternal Attachment Inventory. As the score obtained from the scale increases, attachment increases.
Maternal function	1-4 mounth	Maternal function will be assessed with the Barkin Maternal Functioning Inventory. As the score obtained from the scale increases, attachment increases.attachment scale. As the score obtained from the scale increases, attachment increases.ores of educational practice based on maternal role theory during pregnancy may change.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

KTO Karatay University; 🇹🇷 Konya, Turkey