Effects of a Taegyo Program on Parent-Fetal Attachment and Parenthood in First Pregnancy Couples.
10.4040/jkan.2010.40.4.571
- Author:
Kyung Mi YANG
1
;
Soon Lae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Chunnam Techno College, Gokseong, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Controlled Clinical Trial ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Taegyo program;
Parent;
Fetus;
Attachment
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anxiety;
Blood Pressure;
Female;
Heart Rate;
Humans;
Male;
Maternal-Fetal Relations;
Mothers/*psychology;
Parents/*psychology;
*Patient Education as Topic;
Pregnancy
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2010;40(4):571-579
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a Taegyo program on parents-fetal attachment and parenthood in first pregnancy couples (mothers and spouses). METHODS: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest experiment. Study participants were 52 first pregnancy couples visiting two medium-scale obstetrics and gynecology clinics located in Gwangju. A total of 52 couples were assigned to the experimental group (25 couples) and the control group (27 couples). The experimental couples were provided with a Taegyo program for 4 weeks. Data were analyzed by chi square test, t-test, and ANCOVA using the SPSS program. RESULTS: Post-treatment maternal-fetal attachment, paternal-fetal attachment and motherhood significantly increased in the experimental group as compared to the control group, but post-treatment fatherhood, anxiety, blood pressure and pulse of participants in the experimental group showed no significant difference from those in the control group. CONCLUSION: From these results, it is suggested that the Taegyo program has beneficial effects in enhancing parent-fetal attachment and motherhood in first pregnancy couples. Therefore, a Taegyo program can be recommended as a nursing intervention program for first pregnancy couples.
