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Study aim
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The effectiveness of midwifery counseling (positive psychology based intervention) on happiness and labor pain coping behaviors of pregnant women
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Design
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This double blind Randomize control trial conducts, with two groups. Randomization was centralized and computerized with concealed randomization .Pretest questionnaire will be fill for both groups.
The Control group will receive only 8 sessions of childbirth preparation classes and intervention group will receive 8 counselling sessions weekly in addition childbirth preparation classes.At the end of classes , post test questionnaire will be fill for both groups again. At the active phase of labor,mothers are completed coping behavioral questionnaire .
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Settings and conduct
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childbirth preparation and counselling Classes conduct at Mobinabi Hospital. Primigravida who Have inclusion , Invited to enter the study.The participants of each group do not aware about Existence of another group. questionnaires will complete by another person except researcher.The analyzor does not aware about groups .
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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age (18 -35), primigravida, no exposure to grief or lost of siblings during last year, Non-addiction and substance abuse, Literacy reading and writing, Tendency to normal delivery, Lack of mental and medical illness, Have a low- risk pregnancy, Non-indication for cesarean section, absence of auditory and verbal problems witch prohibit communication with researcher.
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Intervention groups
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This double blind Randomize control trial conducts, with two groups.
The Control group will receive only 8 sessions of childbirth preparation classes and intervention group will receive 8 counselling sessions weekly in addition childbirth preparation classes.
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Main outcome variables
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Coping behaviors with labor pain - happiness level of pregnant women