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- Title
The Effect of Paternal-Fetal Attachment Training on Marital Satisfaction during Pregnancy.
- Authors
Nosrati, Ashraf; Mirzakhani, Kobra; Golmakani, Nahid; Asghari Nekah, Seyyed Mohsen; Esmaeili, Habibollah
- Abstract
Background & aim: Marital satisfaction during pregnancy is one of the factors affecting marital affectional bond. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of paternal-fetal attachment training on marital satisfaction during pregnancy. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 60 couples referring to two health centers of Mashhad, Iran, in 2015. The couples were randomly divided into intervention and control groups (n=30 couples in each group). The fathers in the intervention group participated in three 120-minute sessions of paternal-fetal attachment training and the mothers in both groups (intervention and control) received the routine prenatal care. Both groups were evaluated using Marital Satisfaction questionnaire of Nathan H Azarin before and three weeks after the intervention. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics, t-test, Chi-square test, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney U test, and analysis of covariance were performed using SPSS, version 22. Results: The mean score of marital satisfaction in men was significantly higher in the intervention group than the control group (P=0.003). The mean score of women's marital satisfaction in the intervention group increased after training from 62.63±2.58 to 66.50±2.43. However, there was no significant difference between two groups in terms of women's mean score of marital satisfaction (P=0.083). Conclusion: Paternal-fetal attachment training promoted marital satisfaction in men during pregnancy, so it is suggested to hold training programs for couples during pregnancy to enhance their marital satisfaction.
- Subjects
IRAN; ANALYSIS of covariance; CHI-squared test; COMPARATIVE studies; FATHERS; MOTHERS; PARENTS; PRENATAL care; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); SAMPLE size (Statistics); DATA analysis; MARITAL satisfaction; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; PRE-tests &; post-tests; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; FATHERS' attitudes; ATTITUDES of mothers; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PRENATAL bonding; MANN Whitney U Test
- Publication
Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1, p1132
- ISSN
2345-4792
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22038/JMRH.2017.9230