Investigation on knowledge and attitude of pregnant women's family members' accompany and Doula delivery in a Class III Grade A hospital in Shenzhen

Abstract

Objective To investigate pregnant women's knowledge and attitudes toward family members' accompany and Doula delivery, so as to provide evidence for making strategies to improve the quality of family member accompany and Doula delivery. Methods From August to September 2017, a total of 270 pregnant women of the obstetrics outpatient clinic in a ClassⅢ Grade A maternity and child healthcare hospital were selected by convenience sampling method, and investigated with a self-organised questionnaire. Results A total of 270 questionnaires were released, and 239 effective questionnaires were collected. 72.38% of the pregnant women investigated had the demands of family members' accompany during predelivery and childbirth, and 83.68% would like the help of Doula during predelivery and childbirth. The average score of pregnant women' knowledge and attitudes towards family members' accompany was (4.05±0.95) , while the average score for Doula's accompany was (4.13±0.79) . Conclusions Family members and Doula's accompany is highly demanded among pregnant women, and the score of knowledge and attitude of family members' accompany was lower than that of Doula delivery. Therefore, hospitals should strengthen the training of qualified personnel of Doula delivery, and strengthen the health education for pregnant women and their families to accompany childbirth related knowledge. Key words: Pregnant women; Knowledge; Attitude; Family accompany; Doula delivery