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Effectiveness of Childbirth Education on Childbirth Experiences of Pregnant Women in a Tertiary Hospital, Kerala, South India

Lekha Viswanath** , Deepthy P. Joseph* , Lekha Viswanath** , Linda Varghese***

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Journal of Nurse Midwifery and Maternal Health 2(2):p 71-74, May-Aug 2016. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jnmmh.2454.7506.2216.5

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 Preparing the women for childbirth and to help her go through a successful birth experience is an important role of a nurse midwife. The purpose of the present study is to assess the effectiveness of childbirth education on childbirth experiences of pregnant women in a tertiary hospital, Kerala, South India. A Quasi experimental appraoach with pretest-posttest control group design was used for the study. The sample consisted of forty primigravid women attending the Obstetric Outpatient department, in the age group of 18-35 years, gestational age of 35 weeks or above and without any complications. The first twenty women were assigned consecutively to the control group and next twenty to control group. Childbirth expectancy was measured using Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire (Version A) before the intervention in both groups. Women in the experimental group received childbirth education. Childbirth experience was measured using Wijma Delivery Experience Questionnaire (Version B) following childbirth. The finding of the study shows that childbirth expectancy score of the experimental (57.10±15.88) and the control group (58.80±14) was not significantly different before childbirth. Whereas childbirth experience score of experimental group (38.00 ± 11.85) was lower than the control group (65.25 ± 18.85) which was statistically significant at 0.001 level. Results of the present study suggest that childbirth experience of the women can be improved with childbirth education. 

Keywords: Child Birth Education; Childbirth Experience; Pregnant Women; Effectiveness.

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