Analyzing the Relationship Between Spiritual Well-being and Fear of Childbirth in Pregnant Women
Background and Objectives: Fear of childbirth is a psychological reaction that depends on various reasons during labor. This study aims to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being and fear of childbirth in pregnant women referred to the public hospitals of Urmia City, Iran, in 2020....
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| description | Background and Objectives: Fear of childbirth is a psychological reaction that depends on various reasons during labor. This study aims to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being and fear of childbirth in pregnant women referred to the public hospitals of Urmia City, Iran, in 2020.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 300 pregnant women who referred to public hospitals in Urmia city, Iran, via the available sampling method. Data collection tools included a questionnaire regarding demographic and obstetrics information, the fear of childbirth questionnaire by Wijma and Rose (1988), and the spiritual well-being questionnaire by Paloutzian and Ellison (1983). The data were analyzed via SPSS software, version 16. Meanwhile, the independent t-test, analysis of variance, and the Pearson correlation index were analyzed at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The results demonstrated a meaningful statistical relationship between education level, occupation, income, owning a house, religious beliefs, number of miscarriages, marital satisfaction, and the lack of previous treatment for sterility with spiritual well-being and fear of childbirth (P<0.05). Additionally, all aspects of spiritual well-being, such as religious well-being and existential well-being showed a statistically significant positive relationship with fear of childbirth (P<0.0001).
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, higher spiritual well-being is accompanied by reduced fear of childbirth. Accordingly, considering programs to improve the spiritual well-being of pregnant women can alleviate one of the stressful and major difficulties of this population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0cdd5ebda9dd45d1bc807d2ff68ee0c92023-05-02T07:32:14ZengQom University of Medical SciencesHealth, Spirituality and Medical Ethics2322-43042383-36102022-12-0193133144Analyzing the Relationship Between Spiritual Well-being and Fear of Childbirth in Pregnant WomenSoheila Rabiepour0Elmira Etesami1 Department of Midwifery & Reproductive Health Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. Department of Midwifery & Reproductive Health Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. Background and Objectives: Fear of childbirth is a psychological reaction that depends on various reasons during labor. This study aims to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being and fear of childbirth in pregnant women referred to the public hospitals of Urmia City, Iran, in 2020. Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 300 pregnant women who referred to public hospitals in Urmia city, Iran, via the available sampling method. Data collection tools included a questionnaire regarding demographic and obstetrics information, the fear of childbirth questionnaire by Wijma and Rose (1988), and the spiritual well-being questionnaire by Paloutzian and Ellison (1983). The data were analyzed via SPSS software, version 16. Meanwhile, the independent t-test, analysis of variance, and the Pearson correlation index were analyzed at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The results demonstrated a meaningful statistical relationship between education level, occupation, income, owning a house, religious beliefs, number of miscarriages, marital satisfaction, and the lack of previous treatment for sterility with spiritual well-being and fear of childbirth (P<0.05). Additionally, all aspects of spiritual well-being, such as religious well-being and existential well-being showed a statistically significant positive relationship with fear of childbirth (P<0.0001). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, higher spiritual well-being is accompanied by reduced fear of childbirth. Accordingly, considering programs to improve the spiritual well-being of pregnant women can alleviate one of the stressful and major difficulties of this population.http://jhsme.muq.ac.ir/article-1-469-en.htmlspiritual well-beingfear of childbirthpregnant women |
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| title | Analyzing the Relationship Between Spiritual Well-being and Fear of Childbirth in Pregnant Women |
| title_full | Analyzing the Relationship Between Spiritual Well-being and Fear of Childbirth in Pregnant Women |
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| title_short | Analyzing the Relationship Between Spiritual Well-being and Fear of Childbirth in Pregnant Women |
| title_sort | analyzing the relationship between spiritual well being and fear of childbirth in pregnant women |
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