NCT06740682

The Effect of Potcost Stories on Childbirth Fear,

The Effect of Potcost Stories on Childbirth Fear, Pain and Delivery Method

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 96 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Birth is an important period that affects a woman's life physically, psychologically and socially. Although this experience can bring joy, it can also be accompanied by anxiety and fear. Fear of birth is affected by people's past traumatic birth experiences, lack of information, and the transfer of birth experiences experienced by individuals . Birth stories are one of the most accessible and frequently used tools for women to learn about birth. These stories are seen to affect women's fears of birth and their birth preferences .This study will evaluate the impact of Potcost Stories on childbirth-related fear, pain, experiences and mode of delivery.

Detailed description

Birth is an important period that affects a woman's life physically, psychologically and socially. Although this experience can bring joy, it can also be accompanied by anxiety and fear. Fear of birth is affected by people's past traumatic birth experiences, lack of information, and the transfer of birth experiences experienced by individuals . Birth stories are one of the most accessible and frequently used tools for women to learn about birth. These stories are seen to affect women's fears of birth and their birth preferences .The World Health Organization (WHO) has emphasized the importance of education given during pregnancy in reducing a positive birth experience and fear of birth. . Advances in technology have made podcasts, videos, and mobile phone applications (apps) widely used in training. As a result of these trainings, behavioral changes are observed in people. It has been reported that being supported by midwives during pregnancy and encouraging birth as a positive experience reduces the fear of birth . Therefore, sharing positive birth stories in pregnancy schools and antenatal care is of great importance. However, it is thought that using podcast stories and sharing women's positive birth experiences together will reduce fear during birth and increase vaginal birth. Therefore, in this study, a podcast of stories that pregnant women can listen to again whenever they want, including positive birth experiences, was prepared. This study aimed to determine the effects of potcost stories on fear, pain, satisfaction and birth outcomes related to birth. We aim for the findings and results of the study to contribute to the midwifery and nursing care literature. This study will evaluate the effects of Potcost Stories on fear, pain, experiences and delivery type related to birth.

Conditions

• Postnatal Care

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Podcast olumlu doğum hikayeler	ositive birth stories were listened to by women who gave birth in the hospital included in the study and created with their permission. The podcast recording was done in a single session. These positive birth stories were expertly reviewed by 3 obstetricians and 3 academics. Each podcast content is 10 to 20 minutes (Cai et al., 2023). A WhatsApp reminder msg will be sent so that the stories are not forgotten. In addition, the pregnant woman will be contacted by phone and trained to listen (Cai et al., 2023). Participants will be allowed to listen to the podcasts as much as they want (Cai et al., 2023). After listening to each story, their feedback will be received and the participants' doubts will be clarified. (Cai et al., 2023; Çankaya and Şimşek, 2021; Mousavi et al., 2022). Based on multimedia principles, podcast positive birth experiences will be prepared (Clark and Mayer, 2023). Week 24, Week 30-32, Week 36-38 First story

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-07-30
• Completion: 2025-08-30
• First posted: 2024-12-18
• Last updated: 2024-12-18