Childbirth Education and Birth Plan on Birth Self Efficacy in Pregnant Women

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The pregnant women constituting the sample were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 was given only childbirth education (Group-ED), group 2 was given childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan (Group-ED&P), and group 3 was the control group, each including 51 pregnant women.

Detailed Description
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate how pregnant women's childbirth self-efficacy was affected by childbirth education and birth plans applied with the education. Methods: The research was carried out at seven Family Health Centers in Turkey as a randomized controlled trial. The pregnant women constituting the sample were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 was given only childbirth education (Group-ED), group 2 was given childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan (Group-ED&P), and group 3 was the control group, each including 51 pregnant women.

Official Title
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Comparison of Childbirth Education and Birth Plan With Childbirth Education Alone on Childbirth Self-Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Pregnancy Related, Self Efficacy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: childbirth education
* Other: childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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inclusion criteria: pregnant women who was in the third trimester (28-40 gestational weeks), who was literate or had a relative/helper who would write a birth plan to be prepared, who were not involved in any diagnosed risk at the present pregnancy (such as preeclampsia, diabetes, heart disease, placenta previa, oligohydramnios and multiple pregnancy) who did not have any diagnosed problems with the health of fetus (such as fetal anomaly and intrauterine growth retardation). exclusion criteria: • who had previous cesarean section were not included in the research.
Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Group 1<br>only childbirth education group | Other: childbirth education<br>* The 1st Session: General information about labor: Factors affecting labor, early signs of labor, signs of the start of labor, steps of labor, and procedures applied during labor. The 2nd Session: Methods of coping with birth contractions: Breathing exercises, relaxation exercises, massage, changing position, music, cold/warm application, focus, and walking.<br>* Other names: group-ED;|
| Experimental: Group 2<br>childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan group | Other: childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan<br>* In the birth plan created by the researchers, the pregnant women considered the process from the start of labor to the end of labor and marked the expectation from and preferences about this process on the birth plan.<br>* Other names: Group-ED&P;|
| No Intervention: Group 3<br>standard care group | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in birth self-efficacy level at 2 weeks (after intervention). | Childbirth Self-Efficacy was measured with Childbirth Self-Efficacy Inventory (CBSEI) Short Version. The scale consisted of two sub-dimensions, self-efficacy expectancy and outcome expectancy. The highest score to be taken from the sub-dimensions was 160, and the lowest score was 16. Pregnant women's having a high score on this scale meant that the level of their childbirth self-efficacy was high. | CBSEI was administered as a pretest to all pregnant women in the three groups. After two weeks CBSEI was administered as a posttest to the pregnant women in all three groups. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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pregnancy, childbirth education, birth plan, self efficacy, midwifery