Comparative study to assess the level of stress among primiparas whohave undergone caesarean section versus normal vaginal delivery with aview to develop an informational booklet on stress management

Abstract

Background and Objectives Nurses serve a vital role in maximizing the health by offering both care and education to help the new mothers cope with stress. With this intention the present comparative study attempts to assess ldquothe level of stress among primiparas who have undergone caesarean section versus normal vaginal delivery at selected hospitals Bangalore with a view to develop an informational booklet on stress managementrdquo. The objectives of the study were. 1. To assess the level of stress among primiparas undergone caesarean section and normal vaginal delivery.2.To compare the level of stress between primiparas with caesarean section and with normal vaginal delivery.3.To find the association between stress of primiparas with caesarean section and normal vaginal delivery with selected demographic variables. Method study involved descriptive comparative research design with non-probability sampling technique in which purposive sampling method was used. 60 primiparas undergone normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section in Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital and Research Centre were taken as samples N60 and requested to respond to the structured interview schedule followed by distribution of informational booklet. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. ResultsThe overall stress score of primiparas undergone normal vaginal delivery was found to 28.94 and the overall stress score of primiparas undergone caesarean delivery was found to 36.83 and Studentlsquotrsquo test value shows that there is significant difference between normal vaginal delivery and caesarean delivery at 0.05 level. There was no significant association found between stress level and demographic variable among primiparas undergone normal vaginal delivery and caesarean delivery. Interpretation and Conclusion The overall findings of the study clearly showed that there is significant difference between level of stress among primiparas undergone normal vaginal delivery and caesarean delivery.