The Effect of Postpartum Debriefing on the Psychological Outcomes

The Effect of Debriefing of Childbirth in the Early Postpartum Period on the Psychological Outcomes

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.

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.

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.