An interventional study of Antenatal education in Birth, First, Birth Outcome, Adverse and Breast Feeding, sponsored by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-02.
Sponsored by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
Considering the increasing rates of cesarean delivery in Turkey, we aimed to research the impact of antenatal education on pregnancy, the childbirth process, the cesarean section rate, and the postpartum period through a randomized controlled study. METHOD: A total of 120 pregnant women (40 in the education group and 80 in the control group) with a gestational age of 28 weeks or more were included in the study from the Üsküdar. The education group trained face to face in the Childbirth Preparation Class. Only if, pre- and post-training tests were administered to the education group to evaluate sociodemographic characteristics, educational needs, birth preferences, satisfaction with the training, and the behavioral outcomes gained from the training.
In this context, given the increase in cesarean section rates, we designed a study incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data to investigate the effect of educating pregnant women about childbirth, the labor process, and the postpartum period. We aimed to examine the relationship between participants' receipt of antenatal education and mode of delivery (vaginal birth/cesarean section), the institution where the birth took place, age, and the number of informational phone calls received. In addition, among volunteers who participated in the pregnancy education program, we aimed to evaluate their educational needs, birth preferences, satisfaction with the training, and the impact of the training on their.
Exclusion Criteria:
40 pregnant women who were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and who had completed Childbirth Preparation Class formed the intervention group. Then, the pregnant women who registered in our system have been given numbers. They have been sequentially numbered using a method that employs a central computer mechanism to implement the random assignment sequence. From these numbers, 80 people were selected using a single-blind random sampling method. Records of selected pregnant women were enrolled in the control group, with an allocation ratio of 1:2. In addition, a semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the intervention group before and after the training. The pre- and post-training questionnaire results of the pregnant women in this group were analyzed to investigate the effects of the training on birth preference, fear of childbirth, behavioral sociodemographic data, satisfaction rate with the training, fear of childbirth and breastfeeding-infantcare
Other: Antenatal education
The age, number of telephone consultations/information sessions, preferred hospital type (public/private), and final delivery method (normal/cesarean) of the participants in both groups were recorded.
Pregnancy Information Class Pregnancy information training is conducted by a family medicine specialist and a midwife using the Ministry of Health's current guidelines and presentations provided as training material, with theoretical instruction and one-on-one question-and-answer sessions. The training lasts a total of 4 hours in two sessions per day.
Comparison of the mode of delivery and the institution where the birth hospital
Data Collection: The age, number of telephone consultations/information sessions, preferred hospital type (public/private), and final delivery method (normal/cesarean) of the participants in both groups were recorded. In addition, socio-demographic data (age, education, income, occupation, spouse's age, etc.), birth preferences (normal/vaginal or cesarean), 10 questions (1-5 scale) asking why they preferred normal delivery, 8 questions (1-5 scale) asking why they preferred cesarean delivery, and factors influencing their birth preference were recorded before the training. After the training, qualitative and quantitative data, including open-ended questions on the training needs and satisfaction of the study group, were recorded.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months.
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