Fetal Images Through Virtual Reality During Labor

Aim:This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of viewing personalizedfetal images through a virtual reality (VR) headset during labor on childbirth comfort,maternal attachment, and perceived traumatic childbirth.Study Design and Participants:The study will be conducted among primiparous pregnant women at 28‐32 weeks of gestationwho voluntarily agree to participate and provide informed consent for fetal imagerecording. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to an intervention group or acontrol group.Intervention:During labor, participants assigned to the intervention group will view personalizedimages of their own fetus through a VR headset. The fetal images will be accompanied byfetal heart sounds. The VR intervention will be administered for a minimum of fourminutes, and participants will have the option to continue viewing the personalized fetalimages if they wish.Control:Participants assigned to the control group will receive routine intrapartum care withoutexposure to personalized fetal images through a VR headset.Outcome Measures:The primary outcomes will include childbirth comfort, maternal attachment, and perceivedtraumatic childbirth. Data will be collected using the Pregnant Woman DescriptiveInformation Form, Childbirth Comfort Questionnaire, Maternal Attachment Scale, andTraumatic Childbirth Perception Scale.Statistical Analysis:Data will be analyzed using appropriate statistical methods according to the distributionand characteristics of the variables. Independent‐samples t‐test, paired‐samples t‐test,and chi‐square test may be used as appropriate. Statistical significance will be set at p< 0.05.Ethical Considerations:The study will be conducted in accordance with ethical principles and after obtainingapproval from the relevant ethics committee. Written informed consent will be obtainedfrom all participants before participation in the study.