The impact of effective communication-based care on the childbirth experience and satisfaction among primiparous women: an experimental study
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Authors
Shamoradifar, Zahra
Asghari-Jafarabadi, Mohammad
Nourizadeh, Roghaiyeh
Mehrabi, Esmat
Areshtanab, Hossein Namdar
Shaigan, Hoorieh
Issue Date
2022-08-09
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Birth Experience , Birth Satisfaction , Effective Communication , Support and Control in Birth
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Abstract
Background
There is insufficient scientific evidence on the effect of communication skills of childbirth care providers on maternal childbirth experience and satisfaction. The present study aimed to determine the effect of communication-based care on the childbirth experience and satisfaction among primiparous women.
Methods
A total of 80 primiparous women participated in this experimental study who were randomly assigned into the intervention and control groups. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) care model, the intervention group received effective communication-based care, and the control group received the routine care. Data were collected using demographic and obstetric questionnaires, Labor Agentry Scale (LAS) and Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R), and Support and Control in Birth (SCIB) scale applied 12 to 24 h after the intervention.
Results:
After controlling the effect of confounding variables, the mean scores of childbirth experience (51.23(1.54) and satisfaction (26.03(0.81) in the intervention group were significantly higher than that in the control group (45.33 (1.54) and 22.66 (0.81) respectively; [adjusted mean difference (AMD) = 5.90, CI = 95%: 1.17 to 10.62, P = 0.01] versus AMD =3.37, CI: 95%: 0.87 to 5.87, P = 0.001].
Conclusion:
Eeffective communication-based care improved childbirth experience and satisfaction of primiparous women. Therefore, it is recommended that health-care providers should be trained on the communication skills in the delivery room especially during a vital threatened crises such as the Covid pandemic.
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Citation
Shamoradifar, Z., Asghari-Jafarabadi, M., Nourizadeh, R., Mehrabi, E., Areshtanab, H. N., & Shaigan, H. (2022). The impact of effective communication-based care on the childbirth experience and satisfaction among primiparous women: an experimental study. The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 97(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42506-022-00108-2
Publisher
The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association