The effect of pregnancy Pilates-assisted childbirth preparation training on childbirth fear and neonatal outcomes: a quasi-experimental/quantitative research

Dilek Sarpkaya Güder (), Mesut Yalvaç and Gülşen Vural
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Dilek Sarpkaya Güder: Near East University
Mesut Yalvaç: Near East University
Gülşen Vural: Near East University

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2018, vol. 52, issue 6, No 14, 2667-2679

Abstract: Abstract This research aims to determine the effect pregnancy Pilates-assisted childbirth preparation training for primiparous women has on the fear of childbirth and neonatal outcomes. Fear of childbirth is very common among women and has negative effects on the birth process and neonatal outcomes. The study was designed as quasi-experimental/non-randomised/quantitative and prospective. Primiparous women presenting to the antenatal clinic of a hospital between 27.2.2015 and 01.03.2016 constituted the study population (reached 149 women). The study sample included 108 women, 54 of whom were in the experimental group and 54 of whom were in the control group. The sample had agreed to participate in the study and had met the sample criteria. In collecting the data, the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire Version A, the birth outcomes data collection form were used. The data were analyzed using means calculation, Fisher’s Exact Test, Pearson’s Chi Square Test and T Test. The study found that the experimental group had a moderate level of childbirth fear prior to the training and a low level of childbirth fear following the training (p

Keywords: Childbirth fear; Neonatal; Nursing; Pilates; Pregnant women; Prenatal education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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