The Effects of Complementary Alternative Methods in Labor on Fear of Birth, Birth Satisfaction, and Childbirth Perceptions
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Aim: This research was conducted to compare the fear of birth, birth satisfaction, and childbirth perceptions of postpartum women using complementary alternative methods in labor.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with 391 volunteer pregnant women at a university hospital in Türkiye. Data were collected in two stages: during pregnancy and at the end of delivery. A personal information form was completed by face-to-face interview at 37-41 weeks of pregnancy. At the end of delivery, the puerperants were contacted by telephone and questions about the complementary alternative methods they used in their deliveries, Traumatic Childbirth Perception Scale (TCPS), Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ) Version B and Birth Satisfaction Scale-Short (BSS-S) Form were applied.
Results: 69.8% of women used complementary alternative methods during delivery. In the regression model, younger maternal age (OR:0.933), being a high school (OR:2.343) and university graduate (OR:2.165), moderate-income level (OR:7.259), being primiparous (OR:0.489), participation in prenatal education classes(OR:0.320), and receiving 4 or more prenatal care (OR:2.476) were determined to be the predictors of the use of complementary alternative methods at birth. İt was determined that the mean score of the W-DEQ Version B of those who used complementary alternative methods was significantly lower than those who did not use complementary alternative methods (p=0.024) and the mean score of the BSS-R was significantly higher (p<0.001).
Conclusion: In the study, it was determined that postpartum women who used complementary alternative methods experienced less fear of birth and had higher birth satisfaction.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Complementary alternative methods, birth satisfaction, fear of birth, postpartum, traumatic childbirth perception
Destekleyen Kurum
This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Etik Beyan
Fırat University's Non-Interventional Research Ethics Committee (Session Number: 382022/15- 38)
Teşekkür
We thank the pregnant women who participated in the study.
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