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This is a study to see if the use of virgin mary herb during birth has an effect on fear, pain and duration during birth. Virgin mary herb is a dry plant and it is believed that when added to water during birth, it makes birth easier.
Objective: Midwives mostly develop nonpharmacological methods to cope with fear and pain management during birth in order not to interfere with the flow of birth. There are limited studies on traditional birth methods in Turkey. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the use of the Virgin Mary Herb, one of the traditional methods applied during birth, on fear of birth and pain felt during birth. Material and Method: The universe of the study consists of all pregnant women who were admitted to the Birth Unit of a City Hospital in Istanbul between March 2023 and December 2023. A power analysis was conducted to determine the number of people to be included in the study sample. The power of the test was calculated with the G*Power 3.1 program. In order to exceed the 95% value in determining the power of the study; a total of 84 people, 42 people in groups, should be reached at a significance level of 5% and an effect size of 0.732 (df=82; t=1.66). The study aimed to reach a total of 100 people, with the condition of including 50 people in each group, considering the high power of the test and the losses. Data were collected between September 5, 2024 and December 31, 2024. 50 intervention groups and 50 control groups were included in the study, and all pregnant women received midwifery care. The intervention group was additionally shown the opening of the Virgin Mary Herb in water.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| primiparous pregnant | Sham Comparator | Control group: Normal midwifery care is applied during birth and no other care is applied. Pregnant women are not shown the blossoming of the Virgin Mary plant in water as in the intervention group. |
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| primiparous pregnant woman following virgin mary | Active Comparator | Pregnant women in the intervention group were shown the herb Mary taken in water during birth and also received midwifery care. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| primiparous pregnant woman following virgin mary | Other | It is thought that the application of the motherwort during birth shortens the duration of labor and reduces pain and fear during birth. In the study, the pregnant women in the intervention group watched the opening of the motherwort in water during birth. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Fear Scale | It is a scale developed by Serçekuş, İşbir and İnci in 2017. The Turkish form of the Fear of Childbirth Scale is a measurement tool that can accurately measure fear during childbirth, can be applied to Turkish culture, and is suitable in terms of language and content validity. The scale is a practical and fast tool to determine the degree of fear during childbirth and has been recommended to be used to determine the degree of fear of women in delivery rooms. Detection of fear during childbirth can allow continuous supportive care (emotional, informative support, relaxation, etc.) during childbirth, allowing the woman to have a better birth experience. Therefore, the Fear of Childbirth Scale can be used by professionals to determine the degree of fear of women in delivery rooms. The scale consists of 10 questions. Each question was scored between 1 and 10. The higher the score, the higher the fear. | After the pregnant woman started labor(when cervical dilatation was 4cm and above), the application was started. Labor lasted on average 24 hours.During this time the pregnant woman was assessed 3 times |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Visual Analog Scale (VAS) | VAS was developed to be used in converting some values that cannot be measured quantitatively into numerical values. In VAS, where pain intensity is evaluated, pain intensity is graded between 0 and 10 points. "No pain" is graded as 0 points and "very severe pain" is graded as 10 points. Pain intensity of "less than 3 points" is indicated as mild pain, "between 3-6 points" as moderate pain, and "more than 6 points" as severe pain. It is seen that the pain increases as the score given increases. |
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The study was conducted on primiparous pregnant women.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Tugba YILMAZ ESENCAN, Assistant Professor | Uskudar University | Study Director |
| Sumeyye ÇİFTÇİ, specialist midwife | Çam ve Sakura City Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Uskudar University Faculty of Health Sciences | Istanbul | Ümraniye | 34662 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 32792843 | Background | Rameshbabu S, Messaoudi SA, Alehaideb ZI, Ali MS, Venktraman A, Alajmi H, Al-Eidi H, Matou-Nasri S. Anastatica hierochuntica (L.) methanolic and aqueous extracts exert antiproliferative effects through the induction of apoptosis in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Saudi Pharm J. 2020 Aug;28(8):985-993. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2020.06.020. Epub 2020 Jul 9. | |
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| Label | URL |
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| Fear of Childbirth Scale | View source |
| ID | Type | URL | Comment |
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| Fear of Childbirth Scale | Individual Participant Data Set | View IPD |
The study will be published in Yöktez.
The work started on May 1 and ended on December 31.
The study can be accessed by entering Yöktez and typing the name of the study or the names of the administrators.
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The researcher will provide the Virgin Mary herb. A Virgin Mary herb plant will be used for each pregnant woman. The herb will be weighed with a precision scale to ensure that it is the same size and weight. The intervention group will be asked to fill out the same data collection tools by watching 100 grams of Virgin Mary herb in a standard wide-mouthed glass bowl at 50 degrees and put in a container full of water. The monitoring period of the Virgin Mary herb will be recorded in the Virgin Mary Herb Monitoring Form and the visuals during this time will be photographed and monitored through this form. At the same time, the labor will be monitored with the midwifery care provided by the researcher midwife throughout the progress of the labor. The pregnant woman will be told to imagine that her cervix is opening in this way while watching the herb opening. The details regarding the application (monitoring period of Anastatica Hierochuntica) will be recorded by
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| primiparous pregnant | Other | Only midwifery care was applied to pregnant women in the control group. |
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| After the pregnant woman started labor(when cervical dilatation was 4cm and above), the application was started.Labor lasted on average 24 hours.During this time the pregnant woman was assessed 3times |
| Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jamous RM, Jamous RM. Plants used during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and infant healthcare in Palestine. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2015 May;21(2):84-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.03.004. Epub 2015 Apr 2. |
| Intervention for Fear of Childbirth: Hypnobirthing | View source |
| Fear of Childbirth Scale | Individual Participant Data Set | View IPD |