The Effect of Two Different Self-Assessment Methods for Fetal Movement Monitoring on Maternal Psychosocial Status
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
Antenatal care is essential for a successful delivery, a healthy baby and a happy mother. The main aim of antenatal care is to take appropriate interventions to assess, protect and improve maternal and fetal health during pregnancy. There are many methods to assess fetal health during pregnancy, such as ultrasonography (USG) and non stress test (NST). Along with these methods, maternal perception and counting of fetal movements is the only method that can be easily used by the mother without the need for clinicians or equipment. When a pregnant woman begins to feel fetal movements, it is one of the first signs of fetal life and is considered an indicator of fetal well-being. Decrease or absence of fetal movements has been stated to be an important parameter in the assessment of fetal health and may be associated with the risk of intrauterine fetal death. Therefore, feeling and counting of fetal movements is the basis for the assessment of fetal health.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate in the research * Over 18 years of age * Single pregnancy * Being between 28-32 weeks of gestation * Primiparity * At least primary school graduation * No diagnosed problems related to the health of the fetus (such as fetal anomaly, intrauterine growth retardation) No risky pregnancy (such as pre-eclampsia, diabetes, heart disease, placenta previa, oligohydramnios) Exclusion Criteria: * Not having any disabilities that may prevent communication (speech, hearing, mental) * No chronic or psychiatric illness * Conception with assisted reproductive techniques