Supportive Care During Childbirth and Well-being

The Effect of Continous Supportive Care at Childbirth on Maternal Psychological Well-being: A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of continuous supportive care (ICSC) at birth on some parameters of maternal psychological well-being.

This is a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Data were collected from 80 women who gave birth in the obstetrics clinic of a state hospital in the south of Turkey between December 2020 and June 2021. Participants who met the inclusion criteria were informed about the purpose of the study and the procedures to be performed, informed consent was obtained from those who agreed to participate, and women were assigned to the groups in line with a computer-based randomization program with an allocation ratio of 1:1. Block randomization could not be performed because of the different and long delivery processes. Data were collected in both groups at birth (latent phase, active phase, and transitional phase), within 24 hours of birth, and 6th-8th postpartum days after hospital admission and at least one hour of care. collected by the first author. The CONSORT directive was followed in the planning, implementation and writing of the research.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The ages of 18-40 women,
• At least primary school graduate,
• Mother tongue Turkish,
• Single fetus,
• Term,
• Spontaneous birth,
• Cervical dilatation between 0-6 cm (latent phase) and without a condition that could prevent vaginal delivery.
• Primiparous and multiparous women
• Not have any disease or complication and agreed to participate in the study were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who developed a complication with the fetus or themselves during delivery,
• Underwent emergency cesarean section,
• Not be reached during follow-ups by telephone,
• Wanted to withdraw from the study