Childbirth Education and Birth Plan on Birth Self Efficacy in Pregnant Women

Comparison of Childbirth Education and Birth Plan With Childbirth Education Alone on Childbirth Self-Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The pregnant women constituting the sample were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 was given only childbirth education (Group-ED), group 2 was given childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan (Group-ED&P), and group 3 was the control group, each including 51 pregnant women.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate how pregnant women's childbirth self-efficacy was affected by childbirth education and birth plans applied with the education.

Methods: The research was carried out at seven Family Health Centers in Turkey as a randomized controlled trial. The pregnant women constituting the sample were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 was given only childbirth education (Group-ED), group 2 was given childbirth education and was subjected to a birth plan (Group-ED&P), and group 3 was the control group, each including 51 pregnant women.

inclusion criteria:

• pregnant women who was in the third trimester (28-40 gestational weeks),
• who was literate or had a relative/helper who would write a birth plan to be prepared,
• who were not involved in any diagnosed risk at the present pregnancy (such as preeclampsia, diabetes, heart disease, placenta previa, oligohydramnios and multiple pregnancy)
• who did not have any diagnosed problems with the health of fetus (such as fetal anomaly and intrauterine growth retardation).

exclusion criteria:

• who had previous cesarean section were not included in the research.