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Study aim
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The present study aims to investigate the effect of motivational interviews conducted during pregnancy on birth preference.
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Design
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The design is of a randomized controlled experimental type. Obstetrics polyclinics of a university and a state hospital, Çanakkale, Turkey. A total of 100 pregnant women, 50 in the experimental group and 50 in the control group, were included in the study. Three motivational interviews, initiated during pregnancy (Week 26-28) and continued in the postnatal period, were conducted with the experimental group. Nutrition training was provided for the control group during pregnancy.
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Settings and conduct
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The study population consisted of all pregnant women who referred to obstetrics polyclinics of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Healthcare, Practice and Research Hospital and Çanakkale State Hospital during 01 March 2019-02 March 2020.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
- Primigravid status (women experiencing their 1st pregnancy),
- Married (civil marriage) pregnant women in gestational week 26-28,
- 50% of the experimental group and the control group consisted of pregnant women from rural areas,
- Pregnant women no physical disability,
- No diagnosis of a psychiatric condition (verbally confirmed),
- Subjects willing to participate in the study,
- Those without pregnancy considered ‘risky’,
- Pregnant women without planned cesarean section
Exclusion criteria
- know how to read and write
- not be a foreign national
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Intervention groups
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Motivational interviews (face to face)
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Main outcome variables
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Mother's perception of self-efficacy regarding labor, fear of childbirth, intention, significance, confidence-efficacy parameters of motivational interviews, birth preference