The effect of prenatal education on health anxiety of primigravid women

Autor: Sahar Nikoozad, Faranak Safdari - Dehcheshmeh, Farangis Sharifi, Forouzan Ganji
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06718-2
Popis: Abstract Background and aim Health anxiety is a mental disorder that characterized by an excessive fear about health and physical symptoms. High anxiety in pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of prenatal education on health anxiety of primigravid women. Methods The present study was quasi-experimental study. 122 primiparous pregnant women referred to comprehensive health services Shahrekord (A city in the southwest of Iran) clinics in 2019, after receiving consent to participate in the study, randomly divided into two intervention and control groups. The intervention group participated in 8 sessions (1.5-h), once every 2 weeks, from 20 to 37th weeks of gestation. The health anxiety questionnaire was completed on 20th (before the beginning of the courses), 28th and 37th weeks by two groups. Consequences of pregnancy included weight, Apgar score, delivery type, labor time and first breastfeeding time. SPSS version 16 software was used for data analysis. Results No significant difference was found type of delivery, gestational age, height, weight, head length, Apgar score, duration of hospitalization and first breastfeeding time. The duration of the active and latent phase of labor was significantly lower and the weight of newborn was significantly higher in the intervention group than the control group (P
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