The effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment: randomized controlled experimental study

Ozbek H., Ertekin Pınar Ş.

CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.42, sa.27, ss.23313-23322, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 27
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12144-022-03388-1
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.23313-23322
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fear of Childbirth, Haptonomy, Perceived stress, Prenatal attachment
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted to determine the effect of haptonomy applied to pregnant women on perceived stress, fear of childbirth, and prenatal attachment. The population of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of 72 primiparous pregnant women within the gestational weeks 22-28 who presented to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Polyclinic of a state hospital in Turkey for check-up (36 experimental subjects, 36 control subjects). A home visit was made to the experimental group, and haptonomy was applied for at least 30 min, once a week, for 7 weeks (with the researcher for 3 weeks, with the husband by providing the training brochure and video that will help the practice for the next 4 weeks). The control group did not receive any treatment. After the haptonomy application, the stress levels and fears of childbirth of the pregnant women in the experimental group decreased, and their attachment levels with their babies increased.