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| Effects of the information-based prenatal propaganda and education for pregnant women on their expectant psychology, self-efficacy and pregnancy outcomes |
1. Yinzhou District Baizhang Street Community Health Service Center Ningbo，Zhejiang Province, 315000；
2. Zhoushan Hospital, Zhejiang Province |
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Abstract To explore the effects of the information-based prenatal propaganda and education for pregnant women on their expectant psychology, self-efficacy and pregnancy outcomes. Methods: 80 pregnant women who could be antenatal propaganda and examination from March 1, 2020 to March 1, 2023 were selected and were divided into two groups (40 cases in each group) according to random method. The women in the control group were given the routine prenatal health education continually for 1 month until delivery, and the women in the study group were given the information-based combined with the routine prenatal health propaganda and education continually for 1 month until delivery. The psychological state, self-efficacy, pregnancy stress, sleep state, pregnancy outcomes and postpartum recovery of the women before and after intervention were compared between the two groups. Results: The scores of state anxiety and trait anxiety of the women in both groups after propaganda and education had decreased significantly, and the which (34.6±2.9 points and 34.1±3.5 points) of the women in the study group were significantly lower than those (40.0±3.5 points and 40.1±4.6 points) of the women in the control group. The self-efficacy scores of the women in the two groups after propaganda and education had increased significantly. The scores of health behavior (9.98±1.5 points), daily life (9.9 ±1.7 points), drug treatment (10.2±1.5 points) and compliance behavior (10.5±1.7 points) of the women in the study group were significantly higher than those (8.0±1.1 points, 7.7±1.2 points, 8.7±1.3 points and 8.6±1.5 points) of the women in the control group. The scores of the sleep status self-rating scale and pregnancy stress scale of the women in both groups after propaganda and education had decreased significantly, and the which (11.3±2.3 points and 42.2±2.5 points) of the women in the study group were significantly lower than those (13.5±3.1 points and 54.8±3.0 points) of the women in the control group. The incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes (7.5%) of the women in the study group was significantly less than that (35.0%) of the women in the control group. The time of getting out of bed (21.1±4.6h), the exhaust time (17.6±3.1h), the defecation time (38.4±5.2h) of the women in the study group were significantly shorter than those (28.1±5.2h, 24.6±4.9h and 46.4±6.8h) of the women in the control group (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Information-based prenatal propaganda and education for the pregnant women can alleviate their negative psychological emotions and pregnancy pressure, effectively improve their self-efficacy and sleep quality and their pregnancy outcomes, and which also can promote their postpartum rehabilitation.
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