Survey the effect of educational intervention using mobile application on fear of childbirth in pregnant wome

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Fear of childbirth in pregnant women.

• Registration Number: IRCT20210220050418N1
• Lead Sponsor: Rasht 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 April 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Nulliparity
Gestational age 28-32 weeks
Single pregnancy
Reading and writing literacy
Iranian citizenship
Satisfaction and interest in participating in the study
Having a mobile phone with Android system and the ability to install software
Ability to use and work with mobile software
Decided to have a leading delivery at Alzahra education, research & remedial center

Exclusion Criteria

Having an underlying and chronic disease
Having indications for cesarean section
History of participating in prenatal care training programs and childbirth preparation classes
Having education in medical fields
Reluctance to continue participating in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear of childbirth in pregnant women. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention (after 8 weeks of educational intervention), immediately after delivery. Method of measurement: Will be measured by standard tool Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire. There are 2 versions of this questionnaire. Version A measures the fear of childbirth during pregnancy and version B measures the experience of mothers after childbirth. In this study, the researcher uses both versions A and B of this questionnaire. In this study, the researcher uses both versions A and B of this questionnaire. Both versions of this tool contain 33 items that are scored in a 6-point range. Scores in each question range from zero to five. The minimum score is zero and the maximum score is 165. A higher score indicates more fear. This questionnaire was first designed in Sweden by Wijma et al. (1990) and localized in Iran by Mortazavi (2017).