ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2024
Comparing the effect of haptonomy and CBT-based counseling on childbirth experience and postpartum depression of women with high fear of childbirth: A randomized clinical trial.
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- Comparison of the effects of haptonomy application and mindfulness-based stress reduction on psychological well-being, perceived stress, and fear of childbirth in primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Trial
- The effect of Lactobacillus casei on postpartum depression: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- A mixed-methods survey to explore current status of college students' views on marriage and childbearing and their influencing factors.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Fear of childbirth and its relationship with the attitude toward child bearing: A descriptive-analytical study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundFear of childbirth (FOC) leads to the perception of more pain and a negative childbirth experience. Negative childbirth experience is related to postpartum depression. This study aimed to compare the effect of haptonomy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) on the childbirth experience and postpartum depression of women with high FOC. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis randomized controlled trial was performed on 99 primigravida women referred to health centers in Tabriz, Iran, from January to August 2022. Participants with Wijma score above 65 were assigned into three groups using block randomization. One of the intervention groups (
resultsThe mean score of childbirth experience in the CBT and haptonomy groups was 70.67 (13.70) and 70.63 (14.48), respectively, which was more than that in the control group 61.63 (14.11) (
conclusionsBoth CBT and haptonomy improved the childbirth experience, but did not affect postpartum depression. Considering the lack of significant difference between the CBT and haptonomy intervention groups in terms of childbirth experience and given that haptonomy intervention is employed by midwives with no need for CBT counseling skills and can be presented in fewer sessions than CBT, it can be used as a preferred intervention approach by midwives in the care of pregnant women with FOC to improve the childbirth experience.
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