The Effect of Pregnancy School Training on Fear of Birth
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54308/tahd.2022.98608Keywords:
Pregnancy, prenatal education, parturitionAbstract
Objective: Pregnancy can be a joyful and enjoyable process as well as a severe fearful experience. It is known that pregnant women experience high rates of fear of delivery, which should be taken into consideration, and there is an increase in the possibility of birth preferences and congenital complications due to this fear. Prenatal pregnancy training can reduce fear and enable a healthier birth process.
Methods: The study was carried out in Samsun Training and Research Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic. The Wijma-A prenatal birth expectancy scale (W-DEQ) was applied to pregnant women in our pregnancy school who accepted to participate in the study using face-to-face interview method.
Results: The study was conducted with 124 pregnant women. Average age was 27,13±5,07. The pre-education birth expectancy W-DEQ score was 76,88 and the post-education W-DEQ score was 48,78. The difference was found to be statistically significant (p<0,001). Only the history of previous cesarean delivery showed a significant difference in Wijma score as a result of the educational intervention (p=0,048). Age, first gestational age, abortus history, planned pregnancy, previous education about pregnancy and education level did not cause a significant difference on the change in W-DEQ score.
Conclusion: Our results have shown that most of the prenatal pregnant women experienced severe fear of birth. Education intervention reduced perceived fear of childbirth.