The Effect of Midwife-led Education Based on Pender's Health Promotion Model on Perinatal Mental Health of Migrant Women

Objective: Migration status is one of the most important factors affecting perinatal mental health. National and international organizations emphasize the need to improve perinatal mental health. This research was planned as a pretest-posttest control group experimental model in order to determine the effect of midwifery education based on Pender's Health Promotion Model on the perinatal mental health of migrant women under the leadership of midwives.Materials and Methods: The population of this study, which will be conducted in randomized controlled experimental type, will be Syrian immigrant pregnant women living in Seyhan district. The number of samples will be calculated by G*power analysis, and 52 participants in the experimental group and 52 participants in the control group will be included. Single-blind random assignment and block randomization will be used to avoid selection bias. The research will be conducted in the form of pre-test and post-test. The pre-test will be applied during the pregnancy period before the education and the post-test will be applied in the postpartum period after the education. 3 modules of training on perinatal mental health will be given to the experimental group in order to eliminate the lack of knowledge of women and to raise awareness. The control group will be left to routine clinical care. Data; Introductory Information Form, Perinatal Mental Health Education Evaluation Form, Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale and Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale will be collected. Statistical Program for Social Science 22 will be used in data analysis. The independent variable of the research is perinatal mental health education based on Pender's Health Promotion Model. The dependent variable is the introductory characteristics of women, questions about perinatal mental health education, anxiety and depression levels. The data will be analyzed with appropriate analysis methods after performing normality tests.

Inclusion Criteria:Willingness to participate in the research,18 years and over,Being in the second trimester of pregnancy,Born in Syria,The mother tongue is Arabic,Preferably at B1 level in Turkish.Exclusion Criteria:Having a risky pregnancy,Having a diagnosis of mental illness,Psychological counseling, psychotherapy, etc. using the services.