Nursing Care in Threat of Preterm Birth
Condition: Nursing Caries
MeSH terms: Premature Birth
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Relaxation-Focused Nursing Care which is formed by using these two models is composed of;
      positive language, positive environment and reducing stressors. Relaxation-Focused Nursing
      Care, which is thought to have an effect on delaying birth, consists of four stages as a
      two-day program.In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of Relaxation-Focused
      Nursing Care on stress level, cortisol level and birth week.
    

Detailed description: 
      Preterm birth is seen in 7-12% of all pregnant women and according to estimations about 15
      million infants are delivered each year. Preterm birth is an extremely important problem in
      terms of its effects on newborn's health, mother's health, community and economy. Preterm
      birth causes the newborn chronic pulmonary disease; gastrointestinal, immunologic, central
      nervous system, auditory and visual problems; long-term motor and cardiovascular system
      diseases; and cognitive, visual, behavioral disorders. While preterm birth causes the women
      postpartum anxiety, stress and depression; it also leads to newborn intensive care costs,
      long-term complex health care needs for families and community and has serious consequences
      for public service sector such as health insurance, education, other social support systems
      and economy. Some factors initiate preterm birth, whereas 70-80% of them start spontaneously,
      remaining 20-30% has iatrogenic origin. It is reported that there is no known and effective
      treatment for preterm birth. It is reported in literature that stress which is one of the
      risk factors of preterm birth, causes preterm birth. If stress causes threat of preterm
      delivery, reducing stress may delay preterm birth and the complications of preterm birth on
      newborn and mother's health and also its economic and social burden can be reduced. National
      and international studies related to the effect of coping with stress on threat of preterm
      birth are lacking. It is thought that preterm birth can be prevented in women with threat of
      preterm birth through developing mechanisms to cope with stress and reducing stressors. Since
      nurse provides 24-hour care for woman diagnosed with the threat of preterm birth, the nursing
      care may be effective in this aspect.
    

Intervention name(s): Relaxation Focused Nursing Care
Intervention type(s): Behavioral
Intervention description(s): "Relaxation Focused Nursing Care" is composed of HypnoBirthing and Transactional Model. Hypnobirthing Philosophy is based on the laws of mind and aims to create positive thoughts and emotions. The Transactional Model defines stress as a special relationship between the person and the environment. Therefore, Relaxation Focused Nursing Care; positive language, positive environment and reducing stressors.
Other intervention name(s): Information
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Randomised Controlled Trial
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: Relaxation