Can a Midwife's steady support change childbirth for migrant mothers?
NCT ID NCT07831785
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing whether structured supportive midwifery care during labor improves childbirth satisfaction, breastfeeding confidence, and stress for Syrian migrant women. The trial enrolls 100 women in labor at a hospital in Adana, Türkiye, and assigns them by chance to receive either the supportive care plus routine hospital care or routine care alone. The supportive care includes physical comfort, emotional reassurance, clear information, and advocacy throughout labor. Outcomes are measured with standard questionnaires during childbirth and the early postpartum period.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Structured supportive midwifery care during labor, including physical comfort, emotional reassurance, information, and advocacy
- What this could lead to
- If it helps, this could give hospitals a clear way to support migrant women through labor and early motherhood.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and runs at one hospital, so results may not apply everywhere. Supportive care can be hard to standardize, and satisfaction and stress are self-reported.
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Study facts
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 100 people
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- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Syrian migrant women admitted to the Delivery Unit of Adana Yüreğir State Hospital due to labor. * Aged 18 years or older. * Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks. * Singleton, live pregnancy. * Fetus in cephalic presentation. * Spontaneous vaginal labor initiated and in the active phase of labor. * Able to communicate in Arabic or Turkish at a level sufficient to understand the data collection instruments and the intervention to be applied. * Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study and providing informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a planned (elective) cesarean delivery decision at the time of admission. * Having an obstetric condition contraindicating vaginal delivery. * Having a high-risk pregnancy or labor condition, including severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, placenta previa, or placental abruption. * Multiple pregnancy. * Intrauterine fetal death or a major fetal anomaly incompatible with life. * Having a maternal or fetal clinical condition requiring emergency obstetric intervention at the time of admission for labor. * Having a cognitive impairment or severe psychiatric condition that would prevent participation, communication, or the informed consent process.
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Locations
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Adana Yuregir State Hospital
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
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