Effects of an Experience-focused Prenatal Program on Stress, Anxiety, Childbirth Confidence, and Maternal-Fetal Attachment on Women in Their First Pregnancy.
10.4069/kjwhn.2018.24.2.126
- Author:
Mira PARK
1
;
Sunok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Mirero Woman's Hospital, Busan, Korea. solee@silla.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Prenatal program;
Stress;
Anxiety;
Confidence;
Attachment
- MeSH:
Anxiety*;
Female;
Humans;
Parturition*;
Pregnancy*;
Pregnant Women
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2018;24(2):126-137
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of an experience-focused prenatal program on stress, anxiety, childbirth confidence, and maternal-fetal attachment for women in their first pregnancy. METHODS: The participants were 57 pregnant women at 32 weeks or more of a first pregnancy who agreed to participate in this study. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, χ2 test, and Fisher's exact test using the SPSS 21.0 program. RESULTS: The experimental group showed significant differences in stress, anxiety, childbirth confidence, and maternal-fetal attachment from the control group. CONCLUSION: The four-week experience-focused prenatal program can be used for women in their first pregnancy to reduce their stress and anxiety and to increase their childbirth confidence and maternal- fetal attachment.
