Antenatal Education on Childbirth Self-Efficacy for Egyptian Primiparous Women: A Randomized Control Trial

El-Kurdy, Rania; Hassan, Samia I; Hassan, Nahed Fikry; El-Nemer, Amina

doi:10.9790/1959-0604021523

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“…In relation with these findings, antenatal education provided in the present study had been planned to boost women's self-confidence and birth self-efficacy. In other experimental studies, antenatal education has been reported to increase maternal self-efficacy and facilitate the participation of the pregnant women in labor more consciously (El-Kurdy et al, 2017;Karabulut et al, 2016). Accordingly, in the present study, the participants were encouraged to share their feelings and thoughts about childbirth, they had opportunities to read or tell positive birth experiences, and to watch encouraging childbirth videos in the prenatal training sessions.…”

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Effects of Antenatal Education on Fear of Birth, Depression, Anxiety, Childbirth Self-Efficacy, and Mode of Delivery in Primiparous Pregnant Women: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Çankaya

Şimşek

2020

Clin Nurs Res

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of antenatal education on birth fear, depression, anxiety, stress, childbirth self-efficacy, and mode of delivery in primiparous pregnant women. This is a single-blind, prospective, randomized controlled trial, in which we applied the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement. The study was conducted in a city in Turkey’s Central Anatolia region, and the data collection process was made between April and September 2019. One hundred and twenty primiparous pregnant women were assigned to either the antenatal education group ( n = 60) or the control group ( n = 60) via randomized block assignment. A total of 112 women were evaluated at the end of the study. Pregnant women in the antenatal education group were given two 2-hr sessions (240 min) twice a week for 4 weeks. It was found that those in the antenatal education group had less birth fear, depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms and increased childbirth self-efficacy compared to controls ( p < 0.05). Those in the antenatal education group had significantly lower postnatal birth fear, depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms compared to controls ( p < 0.001). More vaginal births occurred in the antenatal education group compared to controls ( p = 0.043). According to the outcome of this evidence-based study: antenatal education has important clinical benefits for women both during pregnancy and in the postpartum period and all pregnant women should receive this education.

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confidence: 88%

Effects of Antenatal Education on Fear of Birth, Depression, Anxiety, Childbirth Self-Efficacy, and Mode of Delivery in Primiparous Pregnant Women: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Çankaya

Şimşek

2020

Clin Nurs Res

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“…Finally, El‐Kurdy et al (2017) compared group education with TAU (without any type of training), finding that self‐efficacy improved more in the experimental group, both after the intervention and during labor. Prenatal education was also present in other studies as part of TAU that control groups received (Downe et al, 2015; Khojasteh et al, 2016; Yang et al, 2019; Yazdanimehr et al, 2016).…”

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“…Regarding birth‐related anxiety, interventions such as continuous support (especially if the accompaniment had been trained) (Salehi et al, 2016), self‐hypnosis (Downe et al, 2015), and physiotherapeutic interventions like foot reflexology (Hanjani et al, 2015), as well as hydrotherapy and perineal ball exercises, combined or separately, were useful (Henrique et al, 2018). Moreover, prenatal education increased childbirth self‐efficacy (El‐Kurdy et al, 2017) and self‐hypnosis did not have a significant influence on coping ability during labor (Downe et al, 2015).…”

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Psychological, educational, and alternative interventions for reducing fear of childbirth in pregnant women: A systematic review

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Objective This review aims to identify non‐medical interventions that may reduce the fear of childbirth, directly or indirectly (through its factors). Methods This review followed the PRISMA guidance and a rigorous protocol that was registered in PROSPERO. Searches were done in ProQuest, the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and Google Scholar. All RCTs published in the last 5 years, in English or Spanish, regarding women with a low‐risk pregnancy and without mental disorders were included. Results From 5147 articles found, only 69 were full‐text assessed. Finally, 18 studies were included suggesting that prenatal education, psychoeducation, and counseling might be effective, whereas cognitive‐behavioral therapy and some alternative therapies require more research. The results of relaxation techniques were contradictory. Results also suggest that social support and exposure (through education) might have an important role in the efficacy of interventions. Conclusions More appropriately randomized and blinded trials are necessary that use a prespecified definition of fear of childbirth and comprehensive measurement tools specific for pregnant women.

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“…According to the theory of self-efficacy [10,11], experience serves as a means of strengthening self-efficacy. In the case of primigravid women, self-efficacy is not gained from previous experience Childbirth preparation courses aim to help expectant mothers make decisions before and during childbirth, make use of skills they have learned in the course for self-control of labor pain, baby care, breastfeeding, and motherhood skills [12]. Women should feel at the end of this course they have the skills and confidence to take actions that will contribute to successful pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting [13,14].…”

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Childbirth Preparation Courses on Women’s Self-Efficacy among Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Religious Women in Israel

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Background: This study examined the effectiveness of a birth preparation course on coping with childbirth among primigravid ultra-orthodox Jewish women in Israel. Methods: In total, 130 ultra-orthodox 25–35-week primigravid women were divided into a study (n = 100, participated in birth preparation courses) and a control (n = 30, did not participate in the courses) group. A questionnaire was delivered three times: T1—before the course/delivery, T2—two–three days after delivery, and T3—a month after delivery. Results: At T3, self-efficacy among the study group was higher than in the control group. Differences in self-efficacy were found over time regardless of the group (F(2,246) = 12.83, p < 0.001), as a time–group interaction effect (F(2,246) = 10.20, p < 0.01). Self-efficacy in the study group (Mean, M = 3.40, Standard deviation, SD = 0.63 at T1) dropped to M = 3.06, SD = 0.76 at T2 and rose to M = 3.34, SD = 0.64 at T3. In the control group, self-efficacy (M = 3.53, SD = 0.56 at T1) dropped to M = 3.26, SD = 0.63 at T2 and to M = 2.95, SD = 0.76 at T3. Discussion: The childbirth preparation course was found to be effective in raising self-efficacy among primigravid ultra-orthodox religious women when compared to the control group.

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Antenatal Education on Childbirth Self-Efficacy for Egyptian Primiparous Women: A Randomized Control Trial

Cited by 23 publications

References 20 publications

Effects of Antenatal Education on Fear of Birth, Depression, Anxiety, Childbirth Self-Efficacy, and Mode of Delivery in Primiparous Pregnant Women: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Effects of Antenatal Education on Fear of Birth, Depression, Anxiety, Childbirth Self-Efficacy, and Mode of Delivery in Primiparous Pregnant Women: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Psychological, educational, and alternative interventions for reducing fear of childbirth in pregnant women: A systematic review

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Childbirth Preparation Courses on Women’s Self-Efficacy among Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Religious Women in Israel

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