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The effect of prenatal education in two ways, face-to-face and virtual, on the fear of natural childbirth in pregnant women

Zeitschrift Fur Gesundheitswissenschaften · 6 authors, 6 centres

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Both education methods significantly reduced fear of natural childbirth, with the face-to-face group showing the greatest reduction.

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A semi-experimental study randomly allocated 96 pregnant women to face-to-face, virtual, or control groups. The primary outcome was fear of natural childbirth, assessed pre- and post-intervention using the Wijma childbirth experience/expectation questionnaire. Both education groups showed a significant decrease in fear scores compared to baseline, with the face-to-face group demonstrating the largest reduction.

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PMC10088583

The effect of prenatal education in two ways, face-to-face and virtual, on the fear of natural childbirth in pregnant women

Zeitschrift Fur Gesundheitswissenschaften

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Abstract Aims This study was designed and implemented to compare the effect of prenatal education on the fear of natural birth in pregnant women. Subject and method This research was a semi-experimental study with a control group conducted on 96 pregnant women in Mashhad. People were randomly allocated to face-to-face and virtual groups. The Wijma childbirth experience/expectation questionnaire version A and the midwifery personal information form were used as pre-test and post-test tools. Results In the face-to-face and virtual groups, the average scores before and after the intervention were different, which indicated a decrease in fear of Natural childbirth in pregnant women, which was statistically significant. The changes in fear of natural childbirth score were significantly different between the three groups, and these changes were higher in the face-to-face group than in the other two groups. Conclusion Attendance in natural childbirth preparation classes in face-to-face and virtual training methods positively affects the fear of natural childbirth. Therefore, encouraging and supporting women to participate in training courses increase the women’s desire for natural childbirth. Keywords: Prenatal education, Pregnant women, Virtual education, Face- to-face education, Fear of childbirth

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Mahdi Moshki, Farzaneh Esmailzadeh-Asali, Roghaieh Rahmani-Bilandi et al.. The effect of prenatal education in two ways, face-to-face and virtual, on the fear of natural childbirth in pregnant women. Zeitschrift Fur Gesundheitswissenschaften. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-023-01866-9

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Mahdi Moshki, Farzaneh Esmailzadeh-Asali, Roghaieh Rahmani-Bilandi, Habibollah Esmaily, Atefeh Dehnoalian, Alireza Jafari

1Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
2Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
3Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
4Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
5Department of Nursing, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
6Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran