Effect of self-prepared birth plan on obstetrical outcome of primiparous women | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 75, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 1091-1105 PDF (488.41 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.223438 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hala Abd Elfattah Ali1; Sabah Ramadan Hussein Ahmed2; Nadia Hussien Ahmed3 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Women's Health &Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Maternal & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Birth plans have different formats to help women gain better experiences of child birth. Aim: To evaluate the effect of implementing a self-prepared birth plan on obstetrical outcome of primiparous women. Design: A quasi-experimental comparative design (study and control group). Subjects: A purposive sample of 120 pregnant women and have been divided into two groups (the study group who entered in a birth plan to receive plan care during childbirth, a control group who received the routine hospital care) 60 pregnant women for each group. Setting: The study was carried out at antenatal clinic and labour unit in Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department at Kafr-El Sheikh General Hospital. Tools: A structured interview questionnaire, Birth plan fulfillment checklist, Childbirth outcomes sheets, and childbirth satisfaction rating scale. Results: That there was a highly significant difference in all stages of birth plan form during 1st, 2nd and 3rd stages between the study and the control group at (P≤.000), and there was a highly statistically difference between control and study group regarding maternal outcome (p ˃.000) the bottom line after implementation, there was a highly statistically significant differences regarding women satisfaction and experiences (P≤.000). Conclusion: The pursuance of birth plan has a significantly effect on childbirth outcomes, women satisfaction and women experiences. The birth plan reported a better effect on childbirth (maternal and fetal) outcomes among the study group compared to the control group. Recommendation: Spreading awareness of labour ward and encourage them to provide health instructions about the use of birth plan on increasing level of women's satisfaction and improve maternal & neonatal outcomes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Self-prepared birth plan; obstetrical outcome; primiparous women | ||
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