ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2020
The effect of individual counseling on attitudes and decisional conflict in the choice of delivery among nulliparous women.
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- The psychometric properties of fear of childbirth instruments: a systematic review.Reproductive health · 2024Pooled it
- Decision coaching for people making healthcare decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Women's experiences with implementation of the physiologic birth program in Iran: a qualitative content analysis study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- Psychoeducation for psychological issues and birth preparedness in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.AJOG global reports · 2022Article
- Perception of childbirth experiences of Japanese women in Bali, Indonesia: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe most important reasons for choosing cesarean include negative attitude of pregnant women toward natural childbirth, and it is not easy for many women to make a decision about the choice of delivery, Midwives as responsible individuals, play an important role in providing maternal counseling and care during pregnancy and childbirth and the postpartum period. This study was carried out to determine the effect of individual counseling on attitudes and decisional conflict in the choice of delivery among nulliparous women. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis clinical trial was performed on 90 nulliparous women with 28-30 weeks of gestational age, who were referred to health-care centers in Mashhad. They were divided randomly into intervention and control groups. The intervention group received the counseling program individually during three sessions, while the control group received routine care, childbirth attitudes, and decisional conflict on choice of delivery were compared on women of 34-36 weeks of pregnancy. Data collection tools included demographic details form, Childbirth Attitudes Scale and Decisional Conflict Scale; data were analyzed using Chi-square tests, Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney test,
resultsAfter consultation, there was a significant difference in attitude score between the intervention group (86.577 ± 13.531) and the control group (69.955 ± 19.858) (
conclusionAccording to the results of this randomized control trial, individual counseling in nulliparous women during pregnancy leads to a positive attitude toward natural childbirth, informed decision-making, and increase in the selection of natural childbirth.
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