Fear of childbirth If left untreated, it negatively affects women's birth process and preferences. Determining the level of fear experienced by women during pregnancy and helping them cope with this fear will help reduce the negative effects. Theta-Healing is defined as a deep meditation method based on the belief that all unwanted situations that occur in humans originate from the subconscious of the human mind and that healing will occur when the beliefs in the subconscious are resolved and changed to be beneficial to the individual. This study aims to help women with different levels of fear of childbirth cope with fear by revealing the reasons for their subconscious fear of childbirth with the ThetaHealing meditation method. This study, which is planned to be conducted as a randomized controlled trial design, aims to present a new method in midwifery care to be applied for the management of pathological fear of childbirth. In addition, it is aimed to reduce the fear of pathological childbirth and increase normal birth self-efficacy and increase the normal birth rate. The study is planned as a randomized controlled experimental study. Pregnant women will be randomized in accordance with the randomization rules. For randomization, the Random Integer Generator method in the Numbers subheading of the https://www.random.org site will be used to. The study consists of a total of 3 groups, namely the control group (A) and the experimental groups (B, C). * Group A will be the group that receives routine hospital and midwifery care (n=30) * Group B will be the group that receives childbirth preparation training at the hospital's pregnancy school in addition to routine care (n=30) * Group C will be the group that receives childbirth preparation training at the hospital's pregnancy school in addition to routine care and will additionally receive a childbirth and motherhood preparation meditation created with theta-healing method (n=30). The research will be conducted between May and December 2024 among pregnant women who apply to the Ankara City Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Department and agree to participate in the study. After the groups are formed, the researcher will collect research data from all groups using a personal information form, the Fear of Childbirth Sub-Dimension Scale of the Prenatal Self-Assessment Scale, the Self-Efficacy Scale for Normal Birth, and the Normal Birth Belief Scale.
Age range
18 Years – 50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Prenatal Self-Assessment Scale- Fear of Birth Sub-Dimensions Description
Timeframe: 1st measurement: at the first meeting with all study groups 2nd measurement: group a 5 days after the 1st measurement. group b and group c at the end of the training.
Normal Birth Belief Scale (NBS)
Timeframe: 1st measurement: at the first meeting with all study groups 2nd measurement: group a 5 days after the 1st measurement. group b and group c at the end of the training.
Self-Efficacy Scale for Normal Birth
Timeframe: 1st measurement: at the first meeting with all study groups 2nd measurement: group a 5 days after the 1st measurement. group b and group c at the end of the training.
Wijma Childbirth Expectation/Experience Scale (W-DEQ) Version B
Timeframe: Measurement between 1-10 days after birth for all groups will be taken.
Brain Wave Measurement with Mobile EEG Device
Timeframe: 1st measurement: at the first meeting with all study groups 2nd measurement: group a 5 days after the 1st measurement. group b and group c at the end of the training. 3rd measurement: at the time of labor for all groups.