The Effect of Postpartum Debriefing on the Psychological Outcomes
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: debriefing group, control group.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Well-Being, Psychological. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effect of Debriefing of Childbirth in the Early Postpartum Period on the Psychological Outcomes
Overview
This study was planned to determine the effect of re-signification of birth in the early postpartum period on postpartum fear of childbirth, postpartum depression and birth trauma.
Detailed description
This study was contucted between february 2024 and June 2025 in Turkey , as a single-blind randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of reinterpretation of birth on postpartum fear of childbirth, postpartum depression and birth trauma.During data collection, participants were informed about the purpose of the study and those who volunteered to participate in the research were accepted into the study by signing an informed consent form.Data; When the study was approved, it was planned to be collected face to face within the first 12-24 hours after birth and by telephone within 6-8 weeks after birth. CONSORT directive was followed in the research planning.
Interventions
- Behavioral debriefing group
Women who volunteered to participate in the study and met the participation criteria were informed about the study. The first session will be held face to face in the clinic for 40 minutes. Then, the second session will be held by phone within 4-6 weeks after birth, with a total of 2 meetings with each woman for approximately 40 minutes. - Behavioral control group
he women in the control group will be asked how the birth went within 12-24 hours after birth by the researcher as part of their routine care, but no detailed analysis or interpretation will be made.
Primary outcome measures
- Personal Information Form [Time frame: the first 12-24 hours after birth]
- Birth Process Evaluation Form [Time frame: the first 12-24 hours after birth]
- Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale B version (W-DBÖ-B) at Birth: [Time frame: the first 12-24 hours after birth]
- Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale B version (W-DBÖ-B) at Birth: (ANNEX-3) [Time frame: first 6-8 weeks after birth]
- City Birth Trauma Scale (CityBiTS) [Time frame: first 6-8 weeks after birth]
- Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EDPS) [Time frame: first 6-8 weeks after birth]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Women who volunteer to participate in the study, Whose mother tongue is Turkish, Who are between the ages of 18-45, Who are at least primary school graduates, Who are 37-42 weeks pregnant, Who are nulliparous, Who have a healthy pregnancy, Who do not have a psychological condition or psychiatric disorder, Who are monitored and cared for in the first 24 hours after birth at the Tarsus State Hospital Maternity Department, Who approve of the reinterpretation of birth application to be carried out by the researcher will be included in the sample.
Exclusion criteria
Those who did not volunteer to participate in the study, Those who gave birth before the 37th week of pregnancy, Those who were multiparous, Those who had abnormal medical conditions during pregnancy (placental disorder, preeclampsia, premature birth threat, etc.),
Those whose native language is not Turkish, Those who have visual, speech and hearing impairments, Those who had an emergency cesarean section, Those who stayed in the hospital for less than 12 hours after birth, Those who received a psychiatric diagnosis during the postpartum period (except those diagnosed with postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress disorder related to birth), Those who could not be reached by phone during the follow-up of the study, Women who developed complications in the first 24 hours after birth and required intensive care, Those whose babies required neonatal intensive care during the postpartum period, Those who experienced another life event that traumatized the woman during the postpartum period (harassment, rape, earthquake, accident, loss of a loved one) etc.) Those who want to withdraw from the study at any stage of the study will not be included in the sample.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 2 centers
- Mersin university — Mersin
- Mersin University — Mersin
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06824480 · VBalci