Effect of a short teaching intervention on resident's care of women with fear of childbirth

Completed

• Conditions: Fear of labour in women giving birth; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Specific (isolated) phobias

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15453933
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 5 June 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women sent to the maternity clinic with a referral for fear of childbirth, coming for their first appointment with a doctor.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients without fluency in Finnish.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Grade of anxiety, feelings of helplessness and opinion of overall success of the appointment, of both patient and doctor after the appointment using questionnaires (visual analog scale (VAS)) before and after intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. How the women gave birth (cesarean section or vaginal delivery) <br>2. Satisfaction with the childbirth experience (VAS scale)