Women's Perception of Respectful Maternity Care, Birth Experiences and Perception of Traumatic Birth

The Effect of the Intrapartum Care Model Given in Line With the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommendations on Women's Perception of Respectful Maternity Care, Birth Experiences and Perception of Traumatic Birth.

The effect of the ıntrapartum care model given in line with the world health organization (WHO) recommendations on women's perception of respectful maternity care, birth experiences and perception of traumatic birth

The research is a randomized controlled trial. The research will conducted with 124 primiparous pregnant women (intervention group n=62, control group n=62) who were hospitalized in the delivery unit of Aksaray Training and Research Hospital between September 2023 and January 2024. The pregnant women in the intervention group will given the intrapartum care model in line with WHO recommendations after cervical dilation reached 5 cm. The control group will received only the standard intrapartum care in the hospital. Data will be collected using the personal information form, birth follow-up form, respectful maternal care scale, birth experience scale, and traumatic birth perception scale.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Those who are 18 years of age or older,
• Those who are in term pregnancy (38-41 weeks),
• Those who are primiparous,
• Those who have a single, healthy, vertex positioned fetus,
• Those who have cervical dilatation of 5 cm or more,
• Those who can speak and understand Turkish,
• Those who voluntarily agree to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those with chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, etc.),
• Those with a diagnosed mental illness (depression, anxiety or other psychotic disorder, etc.),
• Those with maternal and fetal complications (oligohydramnios and polyhydramnios, placenta previa, preeclampsia, premature membrane rupture, presentation anomalies, intrauterine growth retardation, fetal anomalies, intrauterine death, macrosomic baby, cord prolapse, etc.),
• Those with any complications that prevent vaginal birth (cephalopelvic disproportion, etc.),
• Elective cesarean section,
• Those who became pregnant with assisted reproductive techniques,
• Those who received childbirth preparation training.