Labor Epidural Analgesia and Mother-Infant Bonding After Vaginal Delivery
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Conditions studied: Postpartum Recovery, Mother-infant Bonding, Labor Pain
In brief
This prospective observational cohort study aims to evaluate the association between postpartum recovery quality and mother-infant bonding in women undergoing vaginal delivery. Postpartum recovery quality will be assessed using the Obstetric Quality of Recovery-10 (ObsQoR-10) questionnaire, and mother-infant bonding will be evaluated using the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ). Participants will be grouped according to routine clinical labor analgesia preference: women receiving labor epidural analgesia and women not receiving epidural analgesia. Additional assessments will include postpartum pain intensity, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and birth satisfaction. Baseline psychological assessments will be performed before delivery. The primary postpartum evaluation will be conducted between 6 and 24 hours after delivery. Exploratory follow-up assessments will be performed by telephone during postpartum week 2. The study aims to better understand the relationship between labor analgesia, postpartum recovery, and early mother-infant bonding outcomes after vaginal delivery.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07582289
- Run by
- Ataturk University
- People needed
- 140
- Starts
- 2026-05-15
- Expected to finish
- 2029-06-17
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Female participants aged 18 to 40 years
- Term singleton pregnancy (≥37 weeks)
- Planned vaginal delivery
- ASA physical status II
- Ability to understand Turkish
- Written informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Contraindications to epidural analgesia including coagulopathy, anticoagulant use, infection, or increased intracranial pressure
- Cesarean delivery
- High-risk pregnancy
- Neonatal intensive care unit requirement
- Major depressive disorder
- Anxiety disorder
- Current psychotropic medication use
Where it is running
- Ataturk University — Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)
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