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- Title
Development and application of a couple-centered antenatal education program in Korea.
- Authors
Minseon Koh; Jisoon Kim; Hyeji Yoo; Sun A. Kim; Sukhee Ahn
- Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to develop a couple-centered antenatal education program and to test the program's feasibility. Methods: With a preliminary-experimental study design, 33 pregnant couples who were expecting their first child participated in this study. The program consisted of four sessions (1 hour/session/week) of education and counseling. Data were collected before and after the intervention from September 2018 to April 2019 at a women's hospital in Daejeon, Korea, with demographic data forms, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale, Korean Newborn Care Confidence Scale, Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire, and Dyadic Adjustment Scale-10. Results: The pregnant women and their husbands were on average 32.30±3.10 and 33.21±6.25 years old, respectively. The mean marriage duration was 2.34±1.63 years, the gestational age was 31.30±2.66 weeks, and 78.8% of the couples had a planned pregnancy. After the program, both the pregnant women and their husbands showed significant improvements in attachment to the fetus and confidence in providing infant care. Prenatal depression, prenatal stress, and fear of childbirth in pregnant women significantly decreased after completing the program. However, the dyadic adjustment score did not change significantly either in the pregnant women or their husbands. Conclusion: A couple-centered antenatal education program seems to be effective for couples adjusting to parenthood, but further studies should explore ways to have a positive impact on couples' relationships.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; MARRIAGE &; psychology; ADAPTABILITY (Personality); EXPERIMENTAL design; WELL-being; CONFIDENCE; INFANT care; PREGNANCY &; psychology; CLINICAL trials; COUPLES therapy; GESTATIONAL age; PSYCHOEDUCATION; EXPECTANT parents; HUMAN services programs; CONCEPTUAL structures; PSYCHOLOGY of Spouses; DYADIC Adjustment Scale; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; PRENATAL bonding; PRE-tests &; post-tests; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; INTERPERSONAL relations; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; CHILDBIRTH education; DATA analysis software; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; EDINBURGH Postnatal Depression Scale
- Publication
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 2, p141
- ISSN
1225-9543
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4069/kjwhn.2021.06.20