Rationale: The birth environment effects on childbirth experience and feelings of security of birthing women. Fear of Childbirth (FOB) is experienced by 6-10% of women in Finland and FOB predicts postpartum depression. Real or artificial views of nature have several positive health effects including reduction of anxiety and stress. Feasible and cost-effective nature-based intervention is being studied in this pilot RCT. Objectives: To develop a virtual nature-based intervention for the delivery ward and to assess its feasibility and effectiveness. The study assesses how the nature-based intervention carried out during the first stage of labour affects the anxiety, fear, stress, pain and childbirth experience of birthing women. The aim is to provide evidence-based information on the feasibility and effectiveness of this intervention. Methods: Sixty women will be randomized into two groups: Nature-based intervention group and control group. All participants will have assessments during first stage of labour in nature-based intervention group before and after intervention and in control group at the same time without intervention. In both groups also 2-6 hours after childbirth, 2 days after childbirth and 2 weeks after childbirth.
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FEMALE
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Anxiety measured with STAI-Y1, change is being assessed
Timeframe: 1) Pre-intervention 2) Two days after childbirth 3) Two weeks after childbirth