Table 1

Overview of study outcomes and timepoints

VariablesInstrumentsStudy period
T1 BaselineT2 Immediate interventionT3 Postimmediate interventionT4 Delayed interventionT5 Postdelayed interventionT6 Follow-upT7 Feedback phone call
CB-IMDiariesIIG+WCGIIG+WCGWCGIIG
Content of CB-IMIIG+WCGIIG+WCGWCGIIG
Distress of CB-IMIIG+WCGIIG+WCGWCGIIG
Nowness of CB-IMIIG+WCGIIG+WCGWCGIIG
Sensorial modalities of CB-IMIIG+WCGIIG+WCGWCGIIG
CB-PTSSCity Birth Trauma Scale44IIG+WCGIIG+WCGWCGIIG
AnxietyHospital Anxiety and Depression scale–Anxiety subscale46IIG+WCGIIG
Postnatal depressionEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale48IIG+WCGIIG
Heart rate variabilityFirstbeat Bodyguard 2 ECG deviceIIGWCG
Subjective distressVisual Analogue ScalesIIGWCG
Intervention acceptabilityFeedback questionnaire IIIIIG+WCG
Sociodemographic variablesSociodemographic questionnaireIIG+WCG
Obstetric and medical dataMedical records and self-report questionnaireIIG+WCG
  • CB-IM, childbirth-related intrusive memories; CB-PTSS, childbirth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms; ECG, Electrocardiogram; IIG, Immediate Intervention Group; T1, weeks 1 and 2 preimmediate intervention; T2, day 15; T3, weeks 1 and 2 postimmediate intervention; T4, day 30; T5, weeks 1 and 2 postdelayed intervention; T6, weeks 5 and 6 postimmediate intervention; WCG, waitlist control group.