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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Nursing
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- Abstract:
- Background: Childbirth self-efficacy, or confidence in the ability to give birth, may be considered an important factor affecting a woman’s perception of childbirth, her motivation for natural birth, her ability to cope with the childbirth process, and her satisfaction with the childbirth. Purpose: To investigate the effect of childbirth self-efficacy and certain demographic variables (age and level of education) in predicting personal control during birth, mode of birth, and satisfaction with the childbirth experience. Theoretical Framework: Bandura’s (1977a) Social Cognitive Theory. Methods: A convenience sample included 169 Israeli nulliparous pregnant women during 33-37 weeks of pregnancy, who attended childbirth preparation classes. The participants of the study completed two stages, before and after childbirth, answering questionnaires that included socio-demographic data and measuring childbirth self-efficacy, personal control during birth, mode of birth, and satisfaction with the childbirth experience. Results: Multiple linear and logistic regressions were used to analyze the data. The study results found that childbirth self-efficacy had a significant effect on the woman’s preferred mode of birth, personal control during birth, actual mode of birth, and satisfaction with the childbirth experience. However, the goodness of fit of the model including childbirth self-efficacy, age, and level of education to predict the aforementioned variables was low. Neither age nor education were found to have an effect on any of the predicted variables. Personal control during birth was the only significant predictor explaining 30% of variance in childbirth satisfaction. Conclusions: The results of the study have implications for clinical practice and provide a basis for the future interventions to enhance childbirth self-efficacy, and in turn, strengthen personal control during birth, promote natural birth, and increase satisfaction with the childbirth experience. More research should focus on childbirth self-efficacy and its influence on different aspects of childbirth.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2009.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 142-159).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Rut Khaikin. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- RG525.K43 2009_KhaikinRut ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- RG525.K43 2009 ( lcc )
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