Mahbube Khorsandi, Fazlallah Ghofranipour, Alireza Heydarnia, Soghrat Faghihzadeh, Maryam Vafaei, Firouzeh Rousta, Farkhonde Aminshokravi,
Volume 11, Issue 3 (9-2008)
Abstract
Background: There has been an increase in the number of women willing to have a caesarean birth because of their fear of childbirth. It seems the childbirth preparation educational class is a good way to remove or alleviate fears associated with pregnancy and childbirth.This research designed to identify the effect of childbirth preparation classes on childbirth fear on the primiparous women. Methods and Materials: The present study is a clinical trial which was carried out in 2007 at Milad Hospital, with 100 nulliparous pregnant women. Childbirth fear was measured by childbirth attitudes questionnaire. Normal pregnant women in the second trimester with childbirth fear score was 28 or more were randomly selected and dirided into experimental and control group with 50 subject in each qroup. The experimental group attended nine childbirth preparation class sessions and control group received routine antennal care. Results: The mean scored fear of childbirth in case and control group were 39.35±6.96 and 40.71±6.23 respectively. There was not significant difference between two groups. After the sessions, comparing childbirth fear score between two groups in third trimester showed the mean score of childbirth fear among experimental group was lower than control group (29.82+/- 7.18 compare to 38.03+/-9.27), and the differences statistically was significant (p<0.001). Mode of delivery was significantly different between the two groups. Conclusion: Primiparous women attended childbirth preparation classes acquired lower score of childbirth fear in compare to women received routine prenatal care. The results of this research showed relaxation training decreased childbirth fear and increased normal vaginal delivery.
Samaneh Ghooshghianghoobmasjedi, Mohsen Dehghani, Mahboobeh Khorsandi, Vali-Allah Farzad,
Volume 14, Issue 3 (7-2011)
Abstract
Background: The UN report on the 41% increase of cesarean labor and its risks in Iran in recent years on the one hand and its association with cognitive and psychological factors on the other motivated us to identify the involving variables so as to control unnecessary cesarean sections. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of fear of pain and related psychological variables (pain catastrophizing, catastrophic cognition, childbirth attitude, depression-anxiety-stress, and experience of pre-menstruation (PMS) in prediction of cesarean labor.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 300 pregnant women from Atieh private and Shahid Akbar Abadi public Hospitals (150 participants from each) were selected and matched by variables, such as age, level of education, month of pregnancy, previous experience of deliveries, tendency to cesarean, type of hospital, and having PMS. To collect data, a battery of questionnaires, including fear of pain, pain catastrophising, catastrophic cognition, childbirth attitude, and depression-anxiety-stress (DASS) were used. The results were analyzed through correlation coefficient and logistic regression.
Results: Education, previous experience of deliveries, month of pregnancy were not significant but such variables as the tendency to cesarean, type of hospital, and age were significant (P<0.05). Such variables as pain catastrophizing, catastrophic cognition, and childbirth attitude were significant but other variables, including fear of pain , depression-anxiety-stress, experience of PMS were not significant (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Such variables as the experience of cesarean, type of hospital, and age as well as pain catastrophizing, childbirth attitude, and catastrophic cognition are significant variable in prediction of cesarean labor in pregnant women.
Msr Farzaneh Maryami, Msr Soraya Soheili, Msr Zohreh Maryami,
Volume 26, Issue 0 (8-2023)
Abstract
Introduction: Postpartum depression is one of the most common mood disorders after childbirth, which not only has negative effects on the child's growth and marital life, but also affects the quality of life and health of mothers. Therefore, this research was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between women's quality of life and postpartum depression.
Methodology: This descriptive and analytical study was conducted on 200 mothers who referred to health centers in Torbat Heydarieh city in 2016 as available sampling in the 6th week after delivery. Mothers were divided into depressed and non-depressed groups based on the Edinburgh scale. Then sf36 questionnaire was completed for two groups. Data were analyzed using personal information questionnaire, Edinburgh depression questionnaire and sf36 quality of life questionnaire using descriptive indices and independent t-test using version 22 software.
Findings: Statistically significant differences were found in all aspects of the quality of life of non-depressed and depressed women after childbirth. P<0.05
Conclusion: Postpartum depression is associated with a decrease in women's quality of life. Therefore, it is essential that with early identification of mental and psychological disorders of mothers and their prevention, the mental health of mothers and the quality of their life after childbirth can be improved
