Effects of online antenatal education on worries about labour, fear of childbirth, preparedness for labour and fear of covid-19 during the covid-19 pandemic : A single-blind randomised controlled study

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of online antenatal education on worries about labour, fear of childbirth, preparedness for labour and fear of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

DESIGN: A single-blind randomised controlled trial comparing two groups: an antenatal education group and a control group.

PARTICIPANTS: The sample consisted of 44 pregnant women.

MEASUREMENTS: A demographic data form, The Oxford Worries on Labour Scale, The Fear of Birth Scale, The Prenatal Self Evaluation Questionnaire and The Fear of COVID-19 Scale were used for data collection.

FINDINGS: Online antenatal education decreased worries about labour, fear of childbirth and fear of COVID-19 and improved preparedness for labour.

KEY CONCLUSIONS: Online antenatal education offered during the COVID-19 pandemic is effective in preparedness for labour.

IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: As an alternative, online antenatal education should be offered to pregnant women unable to attend face to face education programs due to fear of transmission of infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:115

Enthalten in:

Midwifery - 115(2022) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 103484

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Uludağ, Elif [VerfasserIn]
Serçekuş, Pınar [VerfasserIn]
Vardar, Okan [VerfasserIn]
Özkan, Sevgi [VerfasserIn]
Alataş, Süleyman Erkan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antenatal education
COVID-19
Fear of childbirth
Journal Article
Pregnancy
Preparedness for labour
Randomized Controlled Trial
Worry

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Date Completed 22.11.2022

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.midw.2022.103484

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346716519