NCT07175337

Effect of Maryam Plant and Surah on Birth Pain, Anxiety and Satisfaction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 125 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine the effects of spiritual support provided by Virgin Mary's hand plant and Surah Maryam on labor anxiety, labor pain, and satisfaction.

Detailed description

No other study has been found investigating the effects of both the Maryam Surah and the Virgin Mary plant on labor anxiety, labor pain, and labor satisfaction. The effects of the parameters to be examined in this project have not yet been examined, and the effects of the Maryam Surah recited to pregnant women during labor and the Virgin Mary plant, believed to help open the birth canal, have not been tested. The study aims to contribute to the literature through a randomized controlled trial and to obtain data that will inform future studies.

Conditions

• Pregnancy
• No Pregnancy Complications
• Cervical Dilatation of 4-6 cm (Early Active Phase)
• Muslim

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Surah Maryam group	Pregnant women who came for birth were taught Surah Maryam. They were monitored throughout the labor process, and in addition to routine midwifery care, Surah Maryam was played twice during labor to provide spiritual support.
BEHAVIORAL	Virgin Mary's Hand Plant Group	he pregnant woman was monitored throughout labor; in addition to routine midwifery care, she was given spiritual support by placing the Virgin Mary's Hand plant in water and watching the plant unfold, encouraging her to believe that the birth canal also opens in the same way.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-06
• Primary completion: 2024-09-07
• Completion: 2025-08-20
• First posted: 2025-09-16
• Last updated: 2025-09-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)