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Primiparous women's knowledge and satisfaction based on their attendance at childbirth preparation classes
Hassanzadeh, Robab Abbas-Alizadeh, Fatemeh Meedya, Shahla Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Sakineh Mirghafourvand, Mojgan
Hassanzadeh, Robab
Abbas-Alizadeh, Fatemeh
Meedya, Shahla
Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Sakineh
Mirghafourvand, Mojgan
Abstract
Aim
To compare primiparous women's childbirth knowledge and their satisfaction with the childbirth preparation classes between regular and irregular attenders.
Design
A cross-sectional study.
Method
This study was conducted on 136 primiparous pregnant women attending health centres in Tabriz, Iran. Women's knowledge on childbirth and their satisfaction with childbirth preparation classes were measured by using reliable tools via interviews. An independent t test was applied to compare women's knowledge and satisfaction scores between regular and irregular attenders.
Results
The mean score of knowledge was significantly higher among women who were regular attenders compared to irregular attenders (p < .001). Although there were no significant differences in total satisfaction score between the women (p = .342), women with regular attendance reported that childbirth preparation classes reduced their anxiety about labour.
Conclusions
Regular attendance at childbirth preparation classes is associated with higher women's knowledge and lower feelings of anxiety regarding labour and birth.
Keywords
childbirth preparation classes, knowledge, satisfaction
Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
Nursing Open
Book
Volume
8
Issue
5
Page Range
2558-2566
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Relation URI
DOI
Source URL
Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
File Access
Open