The effect of companion’s support on fear and self-efficacy of delivery

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Fear of delivery and self-efficiency of delivery.

• Registration Number: IRCT20160625028630N2
• Lead Sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 26 March 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 114

Inclusion Criteria

Iranian nationality
written informed consent
primiparous
low-risk pregnancy
cervical dilatation of 5-4 cm
age 18 to 35 years
gestational age of 38 weeks and more
no major underlying disease (diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy, heart disease, Asthma
no initial indication of cesarean section,
Weight 2500-4000 gr of fetus

Exclusion Criteria

tobacco use and narcotic drugs
cesarean section indication at each stage of the study
being pregnancy complicated including bleeding, fetal distress
use of analgesic methods including spinal and epidural analgesia use of entonox
reluctance to continue to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear of delivery. Timepoint: cervical dilatation of 4-5 cm, cervical dilatation of 10-8 cm, second stage of labor (the stage of crowning and before exit of fetus) and two hours after delivery. Method of measurement: Delivery Fear Scale Questionnaire and Vijima Maternity Delivery Questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy of delivery. Timepoint: cervical dilatation of 4-5 cm, cervical dilatation of 10-8 cm, and half an hour after delivery (self-efficacy of the stage of crowning and before exit of fetus will be asked). Method of measurement: Self-efficacy questionnaire.;Delivery satisfaction. Timepoint: Two hours after delivery. Method of measurement: McKay Maternity Satisfaction Questionnaire.