IRCT20220509054795N1 IRCT 2022-05-12 Koç University The effect of motivational interviewing birth preference The effect of motivational interviewing throughout pregnancy on birth preference: a randomized controlled trial 2019-03-01 anticipated 100 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/63431 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Education/Guidance, Randomization description: A total of 100 pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria, i.e. those 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. Were assigned to the experimental group or the control group (50 women in each group) by randomization using the random sampling method. Randomization was performed by assigning numbers to the pregnant women according to their order of presentation using a table of random numbers to assign the first number in the experimental group and the second number in the control group. N/A None. Intervention 1: To support vaginal delivery, three motivational interviews, initiated during pregnancy (Week 26-28) and continued in the postnatal period, were conducted with the experimental group. Motivational interviews in the third trimester were preferred as this is a period close to delivery. The interviews were conducted individually since the motivational interviewing technique is an individual-based method.Timeline of Motivational Interviews (MIs) was as follows; The first interview: Antenatal week 26-28 The second interview: Antenatal week 32-34 The third interview: Postnatal day 1. Intervention 2: Since it would not be ethically appropriate to apply no intervention in the control group, individual nutrition training was provided during pregnancy in this group. The content of this training included managing nutrition during pregnancy, important nutrients during pregnancy, weight gain during pregnancy, and nutritional recommendations in physiological changes during pregnancy. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available