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Impact of video-assisted maternal training on focused concentration of fetal movements towards maternal fetal attachment / bonding – A Randomized controlled trial in a selected tertiary care hospital, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India

: Background: Maternal Fetal Attachment is a unique, affectionate bond developed between the pregnant women and her unborn baby, through various behavioral modifications. Focusing on the maternal fetal interactional activities such as talking to the baby, reading, singing and playing music for the baby and caressing the mother ’ s abdomen are the behavioral modifications that enhances the attachment between the pregnant women and the fetus which helps to promote maternal fetal bonding. Materials and Methods: A prospective randomized control trial with an evaluative approach was used to assess the impact of focused concentration on fetal movements towards maternal fetal attachment. 62 pregnant women with normal pregnancy in the gestational age between 28th and 32nd weeks attending the antenatal OPD were selected based on purposive sampling technique. Individualized video-assisted maternal training for 07 minutes and follow up was given and the pregnant women were evaluated after 4 weeks using the Cranley ’ s Fetal Attachment scale. Results: Impact of the maternal training revealed a statistically significant improved maternal fetal attachment from 74.52 ± 3.192 to 87.23 ± 2.202 and F ratio of 113.026. The Paired t-test values of the sub-parameters of the maternal fetal attachment were statistically significant at p < 0.001. Cohen ’ s D, d = 4.635 reveals a clinically significant improved maternal fetal attachment. Conclusion: The study findings conclude that there is a clinically significant impact of video-assisted maternal training on focused concentration of fetal movements through maternal fetal interactional activities towards improved maternal fetal attachment among pregnant women.