Research Article

ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD

Volume: 24 Number: 4 December 15, 2021
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ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate of relationship between fear levels of birth and parenting behaviors of mothers in early postpartum periods and to determine some demographic factors that affected this.

Method: This study is a cross-sectional study carried out between January and April 2018 in Sakarya. Inclusion criteria for study are women in the Postpartum Service who had vaginal delivery and in postpartum first 4 hours. Student T test, One Way Anova and Pearson Correlation Analysis were performed with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. Statistical significance was accepted as p<0,05.

Results: The age of the study group ranged from 18 to 42 years with an average of 27.25±5.19 years. The mean score for the Wijma Delivery Expectancy / Experience Questionnaire B version was 107.76±15.00 and the mean score for the Postpartum Parenting Behavior Scale was 4.26±1.05. There was no relationship between maternal birth experienceand early postpartum parenting behaviors (r=-0.072; p=0.108).

Conclusions: There was no relationship between maternal experiences of birth and early parenting behaviors. However, it was determined that mothers had a clinical level of fear at birth, whereas the mean level of early parenting behaviors was moderate.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 15, 2021

Submission Date

April 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 23, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 24 Number: 4

APA
Özdemir, K., & Başkaya, Y. (2021). ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences, 24(4), 413-419. https://doi.org/10.17049/ataunihem.916639
AMA
1.Özdemir K, Başkaya Y. ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences. 2021;24(4):413-419. doi:10.17049/ataunihem.916639
Chicago
Özdemir, Kevser, and Yasemin Başkaya. 2021. “ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD”. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences 24 (4): 413-19. https://doi.org/10.17049/ataunihem.916639.
EndNote
Özdemir K, Başkaya Y (December 1, 2021) ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences 24 4 413–419.
IEEE
[1]K. Özdemir and Y. Başkaya, “ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD”, Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 413–419, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.17049/ataunihem.916639.
ISNAD
Özdemir, Kevser - Başkaya, Yasemin. “ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD”. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences 24/4 (December 1, 2021): 413-419. https://doi.org/10.17049/ataunihem.916639.
JAMA
1.Özdemir K, Başkaya Y. ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences. 2021;24:413–419.
MLA
Özdemir, Kevser, and Yasemin Başkaya. “ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD”. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences, vol. 24, no. 4, Dec. 2021, pp. 413-9, doi:10.17049/ataunihem.916639.
Vancouver
1.Kevser Özdemir, Yasemin Başkaya. ASSESSMENT OF EXPERIENCED FEAR OF BIRTH AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN EARLY POSTPARTUM PERIOD. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences. 2021 Dec. 1;24(4):413-9. doi:10.17049/ataunihem.916639

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