The Effect of Trauma Informed Care in Childbirth

The Effect of Supportive Care Based on Trauma Informed Care at Childbirth on Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes: a Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of supportive care based on trauma informed care during childbirth on perinatal mental health outcomes.

This is a randomized control experimental study. Data were collected from 100 women who attended supportive care based on trauma informed care or standart care from Turkey between July 2022 and September 2022. 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 0-5 cm (latent phase) and without a condition that could prevent vaginal delivery.
• Primiparous 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,
• Not be reached during follow-ups by telephone,
• Wanted to withdraw from the study