NCT04827849

Theory of Meleis on Women's Adaptation to Motherhood and Perceptions of Newborn Baby

The Effect of Nursing Care Based on Transition Theory of Meleis on Women's Adaptation to Motherhood and Perceptions of Newborn Baby

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 79 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A randomised control trial will made to determine the effects of nursing care based on Meleis's Theory of Transition on Adaptation of Women to Motherhood and their Perception of New-born Infant

Detailed description

Transition to motherhood, being one of the most important life incidents in the lives of women embodies the transition of role from a known situation to an unknown one. Being a special period in which women hold the role of motherhood together with the birth of the child; try to adapt the new role and reform relationship with the family members at the same time, transition to motherhood is a progressive period experienced by many women. Transition of woman to motherhood in a healthy manner will positively affect developing trust, achieving healthy communication with the infant, adapting to new lifestyle and fulfilling her responsibilities. Thus, transition to motherhood is quite significant both for mother and other family members and the new-born infant and needs to be discussed. It is aimed in this research that effects of nursing care based on Meleis's Theory of Transition on Adaptation of Women to Motherhood and their Perception of New-born Infant shall be tested. It will tested the hypotheses that there is no difference between the intervention and control groups of pregnant women after the intervention in terms of adaptation to pregnancy, adaptation to the postpartum period and newborn perception.

Conditions

• Newborn
• Prenatal Care
• Nursing Caries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Structured education and follow-up	The women in the intervention groups will administer a seven-session intervention program in addition to the routine care they will receive. The training including preparation practices for the transition with the mother, which is planned to last for 7 weeks encompassed providing the women with an educational programme that were created to increasing women's adaptation to motherhood and perceptions of newborn baby Nursing-recommended follow-up and physical examination of the pregnant woman will be performed at 28th and 34th week of pregnancy. In addition, postpartum and newborn follow-up, and mother-newborn physical examinations will be performed at the postpartum period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-01
• Primary completion: 2021-03-30
• Completion: 2022-08-19
• First posted: 2021-04-01
• Last updated: 2023-06-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)