Midwife-Led Antenatal Perineal Massage Education in Primiparous Pregnant Women
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-35
SponsorAtlas University
About this trial
This study aims to evaluate the effect of midwife-led antenatal perineal massage education on pregnancy empowerment, self-efficacy for normal birth, and fear of childbirth among primiparous pregnant women. The study is designed as a controlled quasi-experimental study and will be conducted at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinic of Silifke State Hospital in Mersin, Turkey.
Eligible participants will be primiparous pregnant women aged 18-35 years, between 28 and 34 weeks of gestation, with a singleton pregnancy and a plan for vaginal birth. Participants in the intervention group will receive structured antenatal perineal massage education led by a midwife, in addition to routine antenatal care. Participants in the control group will receive routine antenatal care.
The primary outcome will be pregnancy empowerment. Secondary outcomes will include self-efficacy for normal birth, fear of childbirth, knowledge and preferences regarding antenatal perineal massage, and adherence to antenatal perineal massage practice.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Women aged 18 to 35 years
At least primary school graduates
Able to communicate in Turkish
Between 28 and 34 weeks of gestation
Disqualifiers
Having an indication for planned cesarean section
History of perineal surgery
Presence of active genital infection or genital lesion
Cognitive, communication-related, or psychiatric condition that may prevent completion of the study forms
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Midwife-Led Antenatal Perineal Massage Education
Treatment groups
152 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov