Labor Epidural Analgesia and Mother-Infant Bonding After Vaginal Delivery
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age18-40
SponsorAtaturk University
About this trial
This prospective observational cohort study aims to evaluate the association between postpartum recovery quality and mother-infant bonding in women undergoing vaginal delivery. Postpartum recovery quality will be assessed using the Obstetric Quality of Recovery-10 (ObsQoR-10) questionnaire, and mother-infant bonding will be evaluated using the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ).
Participants will be grouped according to routine clinical labor analgesia preference: women receiving labor epidural analgesia and women not receiving epidural analgesia. Additional assessments will include postpartum pain intensity, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and birth satisfaction.
Baseline psychological assessments will be performed before delivery. The primary postpartum evaluation will be conducted between 6 and 24 hours after delivery. Exploratory follow-up assessments will be performed by telephone during postpartum week 2.
The study aims to better understand the relationship between labor analgesia, postpartum recovery, and early mother-infant bonding outcomes after vaginal delivery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Female participants aged 18 to 40 years
Term singleton pregnancy (≥37 weeks)
Planned vaginal delivery
ASA physical status II
Disqualifiers
Contraindications to epidural analgesia including coagulopathy, anticoagulant use, infection, or increased intracranial pressure
Cesarean delivery
High-risk pregnancy
Neonatal intensive care unit requirement
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Labor Epidural Analgesia
Treatment groups
140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov