NCT05468658

The Effect of Feng Shui Delivery Room Design on Maternal and Infant Health

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to compare the births that took place in the Feng Shui Birth unit and those that took place in the standard delivery unit in terms of mother-infant health outcomes. The study will be carried out in a private clinic in Istanbul, between July and December 2022. In the study, which is planned as a controlled experimental study, 50 women who applied first and met the inclusion criteria of the study will be selected as the Control Group (B), and it is planned that these women will give birth using the normal routine delivery unit of the clinic. It is planned that the next 50 women will form the Experimental Group (A): and give birth in the birth environment designed according to the Feng Shui Philosophy.

Detailed description

This study is based on the hypothesis that the birth environment requires greater attention to ameliorate existing challenges in modern obstetric practice. The main focus is on the negative experiences that result from increased intervention during childbirth and the accompanying fear, anxiety, pain and stress. In order to reduce these emerging problems, it is planned to design the maternity unit based on the Feng Shui philosophy, inspired by the information obtained from the evidence-based health service design advocating bringing nature to the hospital. Studies conducted abroad on what kind of birth environment women want and evidence-based guidelines. However, there is a need for such studies to be conducted in Turkey and for the creation of evidence-based guidelines by taking cultural characteristics into account. In line with this study, it is thought that planning and implementing new and positive birth environments with a multidisciplinary approach by architects, designers and health professionals will contribute positively to mother and baby health. The dissemination of evidence-based good practices in obstetrics services to include all women giving birth is necessary in terms of the principle of quality service and equality. However, with this study, it is emphasized that the birth environment is not only limited to spatial arrangement, but is a matter of philosophy. In this context, it is aimed to compare the births in the Feng Shui delivery unit with the ones that take place in the routine birth unit, with its design and decoration that will minimize the rate of anxiety, fear, pain, stress, emergency cesarean section, synthetic oxytocin and instrumental need, and increase the rates of maternal satisfaction and breastfeeding proficiency.

Conditions

• Delivery Problem
• Delivery Fear
• Delivery; Injury
• Birth; Prolonged
• Birth Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Designing the birthing unit according to the philosophy of Feng Shui	1. The cabinets will be painted using salmon and pastel green. 2. It is planned to make designs specific to the philosophy of Feng Shui on the doors and walls of the birthing unit. 3. Live nature videos and sounds will be projected onto the wall. 4. Fabric curtains will be replaced with curtains designed according to the philosophy of Feng Shui. 5. Natural plants will be placed. 6. Lighting will be used. 7. Bed linen will be designed according to the Feng Shui. 8. Wooden bell will be used. 9. Turtle, elephant and Wu Lou objects will be placed. 10. The Bagua mirror will be placed. 11. Crystals will be placed. 12. Natural stones will be placed. 13. The fountain will be placed in the east compass direction of the unit. 14. Straw bamboo separator will be used.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-05-01
• Completion: 2022-12-30
• First posted: 2022-07-21
• Last updated: 2024-10-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)