The Effect of Anxiety Levels of Primiparous Pregnant Women on Their Readiness for Newborn Hygienic Care

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Aim: This study was conducted to examine the effect of anxiety levels of primiparous pregnant women on their readiness for hygienic care of the newborn. Subjects and Methods: The universe of this descriptive study consists of pregnant women attending Inonu University Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department Pregnant Education Class. The study was completed with the participation of 306 pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria. The data of the study were collected by face-to-face interview method using “Descriptive Characteristics Form”, “Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Questionnaire-Revised 2” and “Scale for Readiness of Pregnant Women to Hygienic Care of the Newborn”. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, kruskal wallis, mann whitney-u, correlation and regression analyzes were used to evaluate the data. Results: The mean pregnancy-related anxiety score of the participants was calculated as 25.38±9.16, and the mean score of readiness for the hygienic care of the newborn was calculated as 67.23±6.32. It has been determined that pregnancy-related anxiety is related to the years of marriage and educational status, and the readiness of pregnant women for hygienic care of the newborn is related to the years of marriage, having taken care of a child before, and a history of miscarriage. It was determined that there was a low level of correlation between pregnancy-related anxiety and the pregnant women's readiness for newborn hygienic care. Conclusion: It has been determined that pregnancy-related anxiety has a negative effect on the readiness of pregnant women for hygienic care of the newborn. For pregnant women to carry out the care of the newborn more effectively in the postpartum period, factors that may cause anxiety during pregnancy should be determined and prevented.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Anxiety
• hygienic care
• newborn
• pregnant
• primiparous

Primipar Gebelerin Anksiyete Düzeylerinin Yenidoğanın Hijyenik Bakımına Hazır Oluşlarına Etkisi

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Amaç: Bu çalışma primipar gebelerin anksiyete düzeylerinin yenidoğanın hijyenik bakımına hazır oluşlarına etkisini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Örneklem ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı türde yapılan bu çalışmanın evrenini İnönü Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Ebelik Bölümü Gebe Eğitim Sınıfına devam eden gebeler oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma, dahil edilme kriterlerine uyan 306 gebenin katılımıyla tamamlanmıştır. Çalışmanın verileri “Tanıtıcı Özellikler Formu”, “Gebelikle İlişkili Anksiyete Ölçeği-Revizyon 2” ve “Gebelerin Yenidoğanın Hijyenik Bakımına Hazır Oluş Ölçeği” kullanılarak yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma, kruskal wallis, mann whitney-u, korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların gebelikle ilişkili anksiyete puan ortalamaları 25.38±9.16, gebelerin yenidoğanın hijyenik bakımına hazır oluş puan ortalamaları ise 67.23±6.32 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Gebelikle ilişkili anksiyetenin evlilik yılı ve eğitim durumu ile, gebelerin yenidoğanın hijyenik bakımına hazır oluşlarının ise evlilik yılı, daha önce bir çocuğun bakım sorumluluğunu almış olma ve düşük öyküsü gibi durumlar ile ilişkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Gebelikle ilişkili anksiyete ile gebelerin yenidoğanın hijyenik bakımına hazır oluşları arasında düşük düzeyde bir ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Gebelikle ilişkili anksiyetenin, gebelerin yenidoğanın hijyenik bakımına hazır oluş durumu üzerinde negatif yönde etkisinin olduğu belirlenmiştir. Doğum sonrası süreçte gebelerin yenidoğanın bakımını daha etkin gerçekleştirilebilmeleri için gebelik döneminde anksiyete neden olabilecek faktörlerin belirlenip önlenmesi gerekmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Anksiyete
• gebe
• hijyenik bakım
• primipar
• yenidoğan

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