Reduce The Fear of Childbirth, Increase Mother-Baby Attachment: Haptonomy Application: Traditional Review

Abstract

Pregnancy and childbirth, which are important periods in women's lives, are periods in which physiological changes occur. It is stated that adaptation to pregnancy in this process facilitates adaptation to the motherhood role, reduces the fear of childbirth and contributes to mother-baby attachment. In recent years, various clinical studies have been carried out to reduce the fear of childbirth and to provide mothers with a positive childbirth experience, and it is emphasized that the haptonomy application, which is a new approach and has an increasing effect, is an effective method in this field. One of the basic principles of haptonomy is that the baby must accept its existence unconditionally and emotionally from the moment it enters the mother's womb. In this way, the baby whose existence is confirmed is greeted with emotional touches and mother-baby attachment occurs in the early period. It is important to make positive perceptions and attitudes towards pregnancy and childbirth by applying haptonomy intervention to women who are preparing to become mothers or who are pregnant. In this traditional review, the effectiveness of haptonomy application in reducing the fear of childbirth and increasing mother-baby attachment will be examined.

Keywords

• Mother-baby attachment
• childbirth
• haptonomy
• fear

Doğum Korkusunu Azalt, Anne- Bebek Bağlanmasını Arttır Haptonomi Uygulaması: Geleneksel Derleme

Öz

Kadınların yaşamında önemli dönemlerden olan gebelik ve doğum süreci fizyolojik ve psikolojik değişimlerin yaşandığı dönemlerdir. Bu süreçte gebeliğe uyumun gerçekleşmesi, annelik rolüne uyumunu kolaylaştırarak doğum korkusunun azaltarak anne-bebek bağlanmasına katkıda sağladığı belirtilmektedir. Son yıllarda doğum korkusunu azaltmak, annelere pozitif doğum deneyimini kazandırmak için çeşitli klinik araştırmalar yapılmakta olup bu alanda yeni bir yaklaşım ve giderek artan etkisi olan haptonomi uygulamasının bu alanda etkili bir yöntem olduğu vurgulanmaktadır. Haptonominin temel ilkelerden biri bebeğin anne rahmine düştüğü andan itibaren bebeğin varlığını koşulsuz ve duygusal olarak kabul etmesi gerekir. Böylelikle varlığı doğrulanan bebeğin duygusal dokunuşlarla karşılanarak erken dönemde anne- bebek bağlanması gerçekleşir. Anne olmaya hazırlanan veya gebe olan kadınlara haptonomi müdahalesi uygulanarak gebelik ve doğuma ilişkin algılarının ve tutumlarının olumlu hale getirilmesi önemli bir hal almaktadır. Bu geleneksel derlemede, doğum korkusunu azaltma ve anne- bebek bağlanmasını arttırmada haptonomi uygulamasının etkinliği incelenecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Anne-bebek bağlanması
• doğum
• haptonomi
• korku

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