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Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2020

The effect of midwifery led counseling based on Gamble's approach on childbirth fear and self-efficacy in nulligravida women.

Laya Firouzan, Roghieh Kharaghani, Saeedeh Zenoozian, Reza Moloodi, Elham Jafari

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07189767 (The Effect of a Psychoeducation Program Applied to Pregnant Women With Traumatic Birth Perception on Maternal Attachment, Breastfeeding, and Postpartum Depression Levels), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07189767 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of a Psychoeducation Program Applied to Pregnant Women With Traumatic Birth Perception on Maternal Attachment, Breastfeeding, and Postpartum Depression Levels

TypeinterventionalSponsorBurcu FiratRan2023 to 2024Enrolled100ConditionsPerception of Traumatic BirthArmspsychoeducation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Laya FirouzanDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery. Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Roghieh KharaghaniDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery. Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Saeedeh ZenoozianDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery. Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Reza MoloodiSubstance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Elham JafariDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery. Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. elhamdjafari@gmail.com.
Iranshahr University · IRZanjan University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences · IR

Funding

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences IR.ZUMS.REC.1397.025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies show that childbirth fear is a common problem among Iranian women. Therefore, most Iranian women prefer caesarean section for giving birth. This study investigated the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention by midwives (birth emotions - looking to improve expectant fear (BELIEF)) on decreasing childbirth fear and self-efficacy among first-time pregnant women who were afraid of giving birth.

methodsA number of 80 pregnant women participated in the study. They had received a score of ≥66 on the Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire. They were randomly assigned into two groups: intervention (n = 40) and control groups (n = 40). The intervention group received two face-to-face counseling sessions based on the BELEF protocol in the 24th and 34th weeks of pregnancy. Between these two sessions, it also received eight telephone-counseling sessions once a week. The control group only received the prenatal routine care. The outcome measures were childbirth fear, childbirth self-efficacy, and childbirth preference.

resultsThe intervention group showed significantly more reduction in childbirth fear and more increase in childbirth self-efficacy compared to the control group. In addition, more women in the intervention group reported that they preferred to give normal vaginal birth than women in the control group.

conclusionThe BELIEF protocol could be an effective approach in reducing childbirth fear and increasing childbirth self-efficacy among first-time pregnant women who are afraid of giving birth. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: IRCT20101219005417N3, Date of Registration: 19-12-2018.

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CounselingDelivery, ObstetricFearMidwiferySelf EfficacyAdultFemaleHumansIranParityPregnancyPregnant PeoplePrenatal EducationYoung AdultBELIEF protocolChildbirth fearChildbirth self-efficacyIran

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