Identification of the effect of childbirth education classes on pregnant women’s childbirth attitudes and happiness

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to identify the effect of childbirth education classes on pregnant women’s childbirth attitudes and happiness. Materials and Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental research with a control group. Thirty-four participants were included in both the control and the experimental groups (N = 68). Data were collected through the Personal Information Form, the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ), and the Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire (CAQ).Results: In the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd interviews, the difference between the pregnant women’s OHQ total mean scores was not statistically significant in the experimental and the control group (p>0,05). In the 1st and 2nd interviews, the difference between the pregnant women's CAQ total mean scores was not statistically significant in the experimental and control groups (p>0,05). In the 3rd interview, the CAQ total mean score of the pregnant women in the experimental group was found 26.85±8.5 while that of the control group was 38.14±10.18; the difference between the groups was found to be statistically significant (p