Effect of Antenatal Education on Pregnant Women's Knowledge, Attitude and Preferences of Delivery Mode
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Antenatal Education
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
- Enrollment
- 140
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Structured Interviewing Questionnaire.
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of the current study is to assess the effect of antenatal education on pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and preferences of delivery mode.
Detailed Description
This study employed a quasi-experimental design with intervention and control group. The purposive sample will consisted of 140 pregnant women who attended for prenatal care for follow up at the previously mentioned setting. The main objective of the study will to examine the effect of antenatal education on pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and preferences toward the mode of delivery. In order to accomplish the study's aim, the following research hypothesis is developed: Hypothesis 1. Pregnant women who receive antenatal education will have a higher level of knowledge and positive attitude regarding the mode of delivery than those in the control group.
Investigators
Eman Hassan Ragab Elshrqawy
Assistant lecturer
Mansoura University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant women who are 18 to 35 years old.
- •A singleton pregnancy in the third
- •Primigravida and pregnant women with a history of one prior elective cesarean section at least two years between pregnancies.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant women who has any indication of a cesarean section or obstetrical issues that have arisen during the present pregnancy
- •Pregnant woman who suffer from psychological illness.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Structured Interviewing Questionnaire.
Time Frame: 6 months
This tool was designed by the researcher after an extensive review of the related national and international literature and was filled by the researcher It consists of three parts: Part I: Studied pregnant women's general characteristics including age, educational level of the mother and husband, residence, etc...). Part II: Obstetrical history of the studied pregnant women including gravidity, parity, history of abortion, type of previous C.S, inter-pregnancy interval, etc...). Part III: Knowledge of the studied pregnant women toward mode of delivery.
Tool II: Attitude of the studied pregnant women toward mode of delivery questionnaire
Time Frame: 6 months
It was developed by the researcher. Its primary objective was to assess pregnant women attitude toward delivery mode, it consists of two parts: Part I: Attitude of the studied pregnant women toward vaginal delivery: Part II: Attitude of the studied pregnant women toward Cesarean section:
Tool III: Studied pregnant women's preference of delivery mode sheet.
Time Frame: 6 months
The researcher developed this tool after reviewing the relevant literature (Elgzar, Alshahrani, \& Ibrahim, 2023) to assess pregnant women preference of delivery mode. It included two items (the type of delivery mode as normal vaginal delivery or cesarean section and causes for choosing this mode of delivery, including labor pain, the cost, doctor preference, health beliefs regarding mode of delivery, the most common mode of delivery, having previous knowledge toward the mode of delivery, and having knowledge from an educational program, etc...).