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Introduction: A positive birth process reduces birth fear and anxiety.
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relations between the perception of giving birth and nursing care of women who are given vaginal birth.
Method: The research is descriptive and cross-sectional and was conducted on 391 women who applied to a training and research hospital in Van between October 20, 2019 and January 01, 2020. The data were collected using the Questionnaire survey, Maternal Birth Perception Scale and Patient's Perception of Nursing Care Scale. In the analysis of the obtained data, Independent Samples t-test, One-way Anova test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman Correlation test were used.
Results: Mean of the Maternal Birth Perception Scale, health assurance, smoking, and comfort in feeling general birth pain, and spousal support during pregnancy were found to be statistically significant (p < 0.05). The mean and median score of the Patient's Perception of Nursing Care Scale were found to be statistically significant the difference in age, education level, family economic status and number of births (p < 0.05). A moderate positive relationship was found between the scores of Mother’s Birth Perception Scale and Patient's Perception of Nursing Care Scale (r = 0.305; p < 0.001).
Conclusion: It was concluded that women with a positive perception of birth also had a positive perception of nursing care. It is recommended that nurses give birth preparation training to women, build trust between patient and nurse, and provide skin-to-skin contact immediately after delivery.