Effects of Hybrid Family Planning Counseling on Postpartum Maternal Health

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Conditions studied: Postpartum Family Planning Counseling

In brief

This research aims to examine the effects of hybrid family planning counseling on maternal health in the postpartum period. The study is unique and innovative in that it evaluates the effectiveness of hybrid counseling models, which are gaining importance in the literature but have been the subject of a limited number of studies, particularly in Turkey. The World Health Organization recommends a minimum interval of 24 months between births, and it is known that early postpartum pregnancies have negative effects on maternal and neonatal health. In this context, the hybrid family planning counseling model to be developed will contribute to reducing maternal mortality and morbidity by supporting women in making informed and correct contraceptive choices. Furthermore, it is predicted that the findings of the study will be directly related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, namely gender equality, healthy living, and quality education. The research is planned as a randomized controlled longitudinal study. Data collection is planned for August 2026 at the Adana City Training and Research Hospital antenatal clinic. The sample will consist of a total of 96 pregnant women, 48 in the experimental group and 48 in the control group, determined by power analysis. A counseling module will be created by gathering expert opinions. The module will consist of 3 sessions. Each session will last 45 minutes, including 30 minutes of interactive presentation and 15 minutes of question and answer. The module sessions will have a dynamic structure that takes into account the needs of the mother during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The first meeting will be held face-to-face in the hospital at 34-38 weeks of pregnancy, the second meeting will be online within the first 4 weeks postpartum, and the third meeting will be online at 6 weeks postpartum. During the implementation phase, quantitative measurements of the research will be carried out using the "Antenatal Pregnancy Information Form", "Postnatal Mother Information Form", "Postpartum Family Planning Attitude Scale", "Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale" and "Sexual Life Quality Scale". Research hypotheses: H0: Longitudinal hybrid family planning counseling (antenatal-postpartum period) does not affect maternal health. H1: Longitudinal (antenatal-postpartum) hybrid family planning counseling affects maternal health.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07667374

Run by

Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University

People needed

96

Starts

2026-08-01

Expected to finish

2028-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Being over 18 years old Not having received family planning counseling before Being pregnant for the first time Being able to use technological/online systems and having a communication device that can install these systems (smartphone, messaging, Google Forms, Zoom, WhatsApp) Not having vision or hearing problems Being able to read and write Being in the last trimester (34 weeks of pregnancy or more)

You may not qualify if…

• The mother having a condition that prevents her from using family planning methods (reproductive organ conditions, hormonal disorders, etc.) Having been diagnosed with a chronic or psychological disorder (cardiovascular diseases, depression, epilepsy, asthma, etc.).

Where it is running

• Tarsus University — Toroslar, Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)

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