Effects of extended childbirth education by midwives on the childbirth fear of first‐time mothers: an <scp>RCT</scp>

Haapio, Sari; Kaunonen, Marja; Arffman, Martti; Astedt-Kurki, Paeivi

doi:10.1111/scs.12346

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“…Çalışmada doğum hakkında bilgi düzeyi yüksek olan gebelerin çok düşük de olsa doğumdan daha az korktukları saptandı (p<0,05). Yurt dışında yapılmış çalışmalarda doğum önce si eğitimin doğum korkusunu düşürdüğü tespit edilmiştir (46,47). Ülkemizde yapılan çalışmalarda da benzer şekilde doğum öncesi verilen eğitimin doğum korkusunu azalttığı, kendi kendine yeterliliğe ve ailesel bağlanmada artmaya neden olduğu belirlenmiştir (14,48,49).…”

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Assessment of Level of Knowledge on Childbirth and Fear of Childbirth among Pregnant Women

Şahin¹,

Güler²,

İlçioğlu³

et al. 2019

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Objective: To determine level of knowledge on childbirth among pregnant women and assess the relationship between knowledge on childbirth and fear of childbirth. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on pregnant women who applied to Sakarya Training and Research Hospital from 15 December 2015 to 15 April 2016. Out of all pregnant women presented to the pregnancy follow-up polyclinic during the study, the study group consisted of 681 women who agreed to take part in the study (56%). A questionnaire was prepared based on the literature in line with the study objective and used to collect data. Questionnaires were completed by the pregnant women under supervision. Level of knowledge on childbirth was assessed with 30 information questions formulated based on literature. Each correct answer was assigned a score of 1 during the assessment. Scores to be obtained by women vary from 0 to 30. Higher scores denote to higher level of knowledge on childbirth. The WIJMA delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire version A was used to assess fear of childbirth. The data obtained was evaluated with the SPSS (version 21.0) statistical package program on computer. Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman's correlation analysis were used for the analyses. Statistical significance was accepted as p<0.05.

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Assessment of Level of Knowledge on Childbirth and Fear of Childbirth among Pregnant Women

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İlçioğlu³

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“…4,6,10 In Finland study reported that pregnant women in antenatal education group had less fear of childbirth than those in the control group. 9 Fabian and colleagues reported that the majority of women (74%) found antenatal education classes helpful in preparing for childbirth and early parenthood. 8 Pregnant education classes may have been effective in reducing fears, because it provides knowledge and skills about pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum process.…”

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“…26 Haapio and colleagues stated that the most common fear related to childbirth and the child's and mother's well-being. 9 In a longitudinal cohort study of 2541 Swedish women, 70% of women had a negative birth experience that risk factors were related to emergency cesarean section, pain and loss of control. 25 In Sweden study reported that some women with low fear of childbirth had the most positive birth experience, but others women with high fear of childbirth had a negative birth experience and underwent emergency cesarean section and instrumental vaginal delivery.…”

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“…7 Previous studies have shown that benefits these classes reduced fear of childbirth, helpful in preparing for childbirth and early parenthood, higher likelihood breastfeeding, increased birth satisfaction, decreased need for analgesic medication. 4,6,[8][9][10] Pregnant education and childbirth classes in Turkey, are organized by health care professionals and childbirth educators. The professionals usually consists of a gynecologist, a midwife, dietitian, a psychologist and childbirth educators.…”

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“…It has been associated with factors such as nulliparity, increased gestation, young maternal age, low education or socio-economic level, negative stories about childbirth, pre-existing psychological problems, lack of social support, a history of abuse or problems in sexuality, non-functional relationships, low assertiveness or self-esteem, graeat number of daily stressors, ethnicity, unplanned pregnancies, having a sick or handicapped child, being left alone in a labour ward, unfriendly staff in maternity hospital, fear of death, loss of control, pain during birth and unbearable pain, undergo emergency cesarean section, episiotomy, vacuum extraction, ruptures, a previous operative delivery or adverse perinatal outcome, disappointment with previous vaginal birth and lack of knowledge, not attending the childbirth preparation classes. 9,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Hülya DEMİRCİ et al…”

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Effects of Prenatal Education on Fear of Childbirth

Demirci¹,

Şimşek²

2018

Turkiye Klinikleri J Health Sci

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48hildbirth education is frequently a good way to remove or alleviate fears associated with pregnancy and childbirth because it provides knowledge and skills to pregnant women and family.1 But, evidence on benefits of antenatal education for childbirth, remain largely unknown. Effects of Prenatal Education onFear of Childbirth A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : The aim of this study was to investigate effects of education on fear of childbirth between attendance at pregnant education classes program and routine care. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : The study was carried out as quasi-experimental study, comparing a pregnant education group and a control group. Demographic and obstetric data forms and Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire were used for data collection. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : Pregnant education classes were found to reduce fear of childbirth. The pregnant women in the intervention group had less fear of childbirth (39.1±23.9) than those in the control group (59.3±21.7). Women who had experienced fear of childbirth also had an increased risk for causes of fear of childbirth. Statistical significance was measured labour of pain, dying during childbirth, sick or handicapped child, perineal and vaginal tears, loss of control and emergency cesarean section and unfriendly staff in maternity hospital between groups. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : Pregnant education classes are effective in reducing fear of childbirth. It is recommended that participation in pregnant education classes in public hospitals should be encouraged. As such, it may be thought that the rate of cesarean delivery depending on maternal request due to fear of childbirth will reduce.K Ke ey yw wo or rd ds s: : Fear; pregnant women Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Çalışmanın amacı; gebe eğitim sınıflarına katılan ve eğitim alan gebeler ile bu sınıflara katılmayan ve rutin bakım alan gebeler arasında, eğitimin doğum korkusu üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Çalışma, deney ve kontrol grubunu karşılaştıran yarı deneysel olarak yürütülmüştür. Veri toplamak için demografik ve obstetrik veri formu ile Wijima Doğum Beklentisi/Deneyimleri ölçeği kullanılmıştır. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Gebe eğitim sınıflarının doğum korkusunu azalttığı saptandı. Müdahale grubundaki gebe kadınların (39,1±23,9), kontrol grubundaki gebe kadınlardan (59,3±21,7) daha az korkuya sahip olduğu bulundu. Doğum korkusu yaşayan kadınlar aynı zamanda, doğum korkusunun nedenleri için artmış bir riske sahipti. Gruplar arasında doğum ağrısı, doğum eyleminde ölme, hasta ve özürlü çocuk, perineal ve vajinal yırtıklar, kontrol kaybı, acil sezaryen ve arkadaş canlısı olmayan personel arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark saptandı. . S So on nu uç ç: : Gebe eğitim sınıfları korkuyu azaltmada etkilidir. Devlet hastanelerinde gebe eğitim sınıflarına katılımın teşvik edilmesi önerilebilir. Bu nedenle doğum korkusundan dolayı maternal isteğe bağlı sezaryen ...

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Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia

O’Connell

Khashan

Leahy‐Warren

et al. 2021

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Effects of extended childbirth education by midwives on the childbirth fear of first‐time mothers: an RCT

Abstract: The effectiveness of the intervention can be considered moderate: one of three objects and one of three manifestations of fears were reduced. The intervention proved most efficient in alleviating relatively limited objects of fears.

Cited by 44 publications

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Assessment of Level of Knowledge on Childbirth and Fear of Childbirth among Pregnant Women

Assessment of Level of Knowledge on Childbirth and Fear of Childbirth among Pregnant Women

Effects of Prenatal Education on Fear of Childbirth

Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia

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