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Evaluating the Effect of Hugging and Praying on Traumatic Birth Perception, Birth Pain, and Birth Anxiety
Sponsor: NURTEN ÖZÇALKAP
Summary
Pregnant women participating in our study will receive the intervention (hugging, praying, and hugging + praying) from the researcher or a relative as often as they wish during labor and contractions. These sessions will be administered during each stage of labor, taking into account when the pregnant woman is ready to begin the intervention.
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
164
Start Date
2025-04-01
Completion Date
2025-11-30
Last Updated
2026-04-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Hugging group,
For the hugging group, hugging sessions will be provided whenever the pregnant woman desires and during contractions, if she wishes, by a close relative (husband, mother, sister, etc.) or midwife. The pregnant woman can be hugged for as long as she wants or for 5-10 minutes.
Prayer group
For the prayer group, whenever the pregnant woman wishes, or during contractions if she wishes, a close relative (husband, mother, sister, etc.) or midwife will recite a prayer of the pregnant woman's choice, if she has one; if she does not have a preferred prayer, the first 5 verses of Surah Al-Inshiqaq will be recited: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. When the sky is split asunder, 2. And obeys the command of its Lord, 3. When the earth is stretched out flat, 4. And casts forth what is within it, 5. And obeys the command of its Lord, every person will be confronted with what they have done! To be recited together
Hugging and Praying group
The Hugging and Praying group will perform both hugging and praying together with the woman.
Locations (1)
Ağri İbrahim Çeçen Universty
Ağrı, Ağrı, Turkey (Türkiye)