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Study aim
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effectiveness of the family foundation education program and the care program for couples to become parents on mental well-being, marital conflicts, and marital satisfaction
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Design
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A clinical trial with the control group, with parallel groups, randomized, 90 couples
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Settings and conduct
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The location of the research is Ahvaz city health Center. It is a semi-experimental research of pre-test, post-test, and follow-up study with a control group.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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90 couples based on a structured interview and criteria for entering the research, including being pregnant with the first child, mother's pregnancy month from 3 to 6 months, singleton pregnancy, no history of abortion or stillbirth, unwanted pregnancy, age of the couple between 20 and 40 years, education level of minimum diploma, exclusion criteria: physical distance and the decision to separate in couple, physical background (eg, heart disease, thalassemia major, etc.) and mental illnesses (eg, bipolar, depression), drug addiction
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Intervention groups
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The Family Foundation Program is an example of a global group intervention that lasts several months in the prenatal and postpartum periods. Experimental group 2, in four sessions during the 3rd to 6th month of pregnancy and four sessions after the fifth week. Participating in a parenting couple care program. The parenting couple care program is a relatively short-term structured program (about 12 hours of work per couple over 4-5 months). Control group participants participated in four virtual sessions and they will participate in parenthood preparation programs online.
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Main outcome variables
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subjective well-being, marital conflicts, and marital satisfaction of couples