Birth, FirstNCT07799545
Reducing Turkey High Cesarean Section Rates
A study testing Antenatal education in people with Birth, First and Birth Outcome, Adverse, run by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Considering the increasing rates of cesarean delivery in Turkey, we aimed to research the impact of antenatal education on pregnancy, the childbirth process, the cesarean section rate, and the postpartum period through a randomized controlled study. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Birth, First, Birth Outcome, Adverse, Breast Feeding
- What is being tested?
- Antenatal education
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Dec 2025to 1 May 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Years over 18.
- Pregnancy over 28 weeks (primiparous).
- To live in Üsküdar.
- No additional diseases that may affect maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Who cannot join
- Patients with high-risk pregnancies.
- Patients with maternal comorbidities (gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, uncontrolled diabetes or gestational diabetes, malignancy, vascular diseases, degenerative joint and connective tissue diseases, mental illness).
- Women with known chronic disease.
- Have a history of cesareans.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Role Of Antenatal Education In Reducing Turkey High Cesarean Section Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trials
Considering the increasing rates of cesarean delivery in Turkey, we aimed to research the impact of antenatal education on pregnancy, the childbirth process, the cesarean section rate, and the postpartum period through a randomized controlled study. METHOD: A total of 120 pregnant women (40 in the education group and 80 in the control group) with a gestational age of 28 weeks or more were included in the study from the Üsküdar. The education group trained face to face in the Childbirth Preparation Class. Only if, pre- and post-training tests were administered to the education group to evaluate sociodemographic characteristics, educational needs, birth preferences, satisfaction with the training, and the behavioral outcomes gained from the training.
Read the detailed description
In this context, given the increase in cesarean section rates, we designed a study incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data to investigate the effect of educating pregnant women about childbirth, the labor process, and the postpartum period. We aimed to examine the relationship between participants' receipt of antenatal education and mode of delivery (vaginal birth/cesarean section), the institution where the birth took place, age, and the number of informational phone calls received. In addition, among volunteers who participated in the pregnancy education program, we aimed to evaluate their educational needs, birth preferences, satisfaction with the training, and the impact of the training on their.
- Conditions
- Birth, First, Birth Outcome, Adverse, Breast Feeding
- Being tested
- Antenatal education
- Keywords
- Antenatal education, Cesarean section, Normal delivery
- Medical subject headings
- Pregnancy Complications, Breast Feeding
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Antenatal educationOther
Pregnancy Information Class Pregnancy information training is conducted by a family medicine specialist and a midwife using the Ministry of Health's current guidelines and presentations provided as training material, with theoretical instruction and one-on-one question-and-answer sessions. The training lasts a total of 4 hours in two sessions per day.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Antenatal education | Experimental | 40 pregnant women who were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and who had completed Childbirth Preparation Class formed the intervention group. Then, the pregnant women who registered in our system have been given numbers. They have been sequentially numbered using a method that employs a central computer mechanism to implement the random assignment sequence. From these numbers, 80 people were selected using a single-blind random sampling method. Records of selected pregnant women were enrolled in the control group, with an allocation ratio of 1:2.
In addition, a semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the intervention group before and after the training. The pre- and post-training questionnaire results of the pregnant women in this group were analyzed to investigate the effects of the training on birth preference, fear of childbirth, behavioral sociodemographic data, satisfaction rate with the training, fear of childbirth and breastfeeding-infantcare Receives: Other: Antenatal education |
| Control group | No intervention | The age, number of telephone consultations/information sessions, preferred hospital type (public/private), and final delivery method (normal/cesarean) of the participants in both groups were recorded. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Comparison of the mode of delivery and the institution where the birth hospital
Data Collection: The age, number of telephone consultations/information sessions, preferred hospital type (public/private), and final delivery method (normal/cesarean) of the participants in both groups were recorded. In addition, socio-demographic data (age, education, income, occupation, spouse's age, etc.), birth preferences (normal/vaginal or cesarean), 10 questions (1-5 scale) asking why they preferred normal delivery, 8 questions (1-5 scale) asking why they preferred cesarean delivery, and factors influencing their birth preference were recorded before the training. After the training, qualitative and quantitative data, including open-ended questions on the training needs and satisfaction of the study group, were recorded.
Measured: through study completion, an average of 6 months.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Sep 2026
- Study start1 Dec 2025
- Primary completion5 Dec 2025
- Study completion1 May 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Birth, FirstStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Emrullah ŞANLAN, 2, Study director, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07799545
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- E-10840098-202.3.02-7691
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 23 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Role Of Antenatal Education In Reducing Turkey High Cesarean Section Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07799545
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- E-10840098-202.3.02-7691
- Conditions
- Birth, First, Birth Outcome, Adverse, Breast Feeding
- Keywords
- Antenatal education, Cesarean section, Normal delivery
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri UniversitesiUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 5 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 May 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 Sep 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Considering the increasing rates of cesarean delivery in Turkey, we aimed to research the impact of antenatal education on pregnancy, the childbirth process, the cesarean section rate, and the postpartum period through a randomized controlled study. METHOD: A total of 120 pregnant women (40 in the education group and 80 in the control group) with a gestational age of 28 weeks or more were included in the study from the Üsküdar. The education group trained face to face in the Childbirth Preparation Class. Only if, pre- and post-training tests were administered to the education group to evaluate sociodemographic characteristics, educational needs, birth preferences, satisfaction with the training, and the behavioral outcomes gained from the training.
Detailed description
In this context, given the increase in cesarean section rates, we designed a study incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data to investigate the effect of educating pregnant women about childbirth, the labor process, and the postpartum period. We aimed to examine the relationship between participants' receipt of antenatal education and mode of delivery (vaginal birth/cesarean section), the institution where the birth took place, age, and the number of informational phone calls received. In addition, among volunteers who participated in the pregnancy education program, we aimed to evaluate their educational needs, birth preferences, satisfaction with the training, and the impact of the training on their.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Antenatal education | Experimental | Other: Antenatal education40 pregnant women who were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and who had completed Childbirth Preparation Class formed the intervention group. Then, the pregnant women who registered in our system have been given numbers. They have been sequentially numbered using a method that employs a central computer mechanism to implement the random assignment sequence. From these numbers, 80 people were selected using a single-blind random sampling method. Records of selected pregnant women were enrolled in the control group, with an allocation ratio of 1:2. In addition, a semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the intervention group before and after the training. The pre- and post-training questionnaire results of the pregnant women in this group were analyzed to investigate the effects of the training on birth preference, fear of childbirth, behavioral sociodemographic data, satisfaction rate with the training, fear of childbirth and breastfeeding-infantcare |
| Control group | No intervention | –The age, number of telephone consultations/information sessions, preferred hospital type (public/private), and final delivery method (normal/cesarean) of the participants in both groups were recorded. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Years over 18.
- Pregnancy over 28 weeks (primiparous).
- To live in Üsküdar.
- No additional diseases that may affect maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients with high-risk pregnancies.
- Patients with maternal comorbidities (gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, uncontrolled diabetes or gestational diabetes, malignancy, vascular diseases, degenerative joint and connective tissue diseases, mental illness).
- Women with known chronic disease.
- Have a history of cesareans.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Antenatal educationPregnancy Information Class Pregnancy information training is conducted by a family medicine specialist and a midwife using the Ministry of Health's current guidelines and presentations provided as training material, with theoretical instruction and one-on-one question-and-answer sessions. The training lasts a total of 4 hours in two sessions per day. | Other | Antenatal education |
Primary outcome
Comparison of the mode of delivery and the institution where the birth hospital
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months.
Data Collection: The age, number of telephone consultations/information sessions, preferred hospital type (public/private), and final delivery method (normal/cesarean) of the participants in both groups were recorded. In addition, socio-demographic data (age, education, income, occupation, spouse's age, etc.), birth preferences (normal/vaginal or cesarean), 10 questions (1-5 scale) asking why they preferred normal delivery, 8 questions (1-5 scale) asking why they preferred cesarean delivery, and factors influencing their birth preference were recorded before the training. After the training, qualitative and quantitative data, including open-ended questions on the training needs and satisfaction of the study group, were recorded.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Sep 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Emrullah ŞANLAN, 2 study director
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Antenatal education in people with Birth, First and Birth Outcome, Adverse, run by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Comparison of the mode of delivery and the institution where the birth hospital (time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Sep 2026.