Traumatic Birth Perception in Women of Reproductive Age and Influencing Factors
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the level of traumatic birth perception in women of reproductive age and the influencing factors.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out between October 1st, 2020 and November 31st, 2020 on 1090 women, who were selected using the snowball sampling method among the women not pregnant, that live in Turkey and who agreed to participate in the study through an online survey shared on the social network and social media. The research data were obtained using the demographic questionnaire prepared in accordance with the relevant literature and the Traumatic Birth Perception Scale (TBPS).
Results: The mean score of TBPS of women was 63.78±30.04. It has been determined that variables and factors such as level of income, marital status, employment status, place of residence, status of having given birth, status of being afraid of giving birth, own mother's experience of giving birth, status of having had heard about a birth experience that went bad, and status of having had witnessed a vaginal delivery and/or cesarean delivery all affect the perception of traumatic birth (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It was found as a result of the study that women had a moderate traumatic birth perception. The primary goal of healthcare professionals should be to prevent the occurrence of traumatic births, and in the event that traumatic birth cannot be prevented, to provide support to the women who went through traumatic birth experiences so that they can overcome this process without any problems.
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