Correlation between anxiety in labor and duration as well as outcome
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1 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2 Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences International Branch, Tehran, Iran.
3 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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10.22037/anm.v21i75.3398چکیده
AbstractBackground and aim:Delivery is a stressful event. It seems that the cervix of an anxious womandoes not dilate easily. The purpose of this study was determine the correlation between anxietyduring labor and duration as well as outcome of delivery in women referring to hospitals affiliatedto Shahid Behshti Medical University and Shahid Akbar Abadi Hospital .Materials and Methods:A descriptive correlational design was used.200 women were selected via a multistage quota sampling in each hospital. A demographic andobstetrical questionnaire, Spielberg's State Trait Anxiety Inventory, and a checklist regarding thecondition of the parturient women during hospitalization, duration of labor as well as delivery andApgar score of the neonate were used for data collection.Data were analysed using SPSS 16statistical software.Findings:Most women experienced moderate anxiety (%53/5).Mean of total time of delivery was250/87±150/34 minutes, %94/5 was normal delivery and the mean of apgar score in first minute was9 and in 5 minute was10.No significant correlation was found between anxiety in labor room and duration (first, second andthird stage) as well as outcome (type and Apgar score) of delivery.Conclusion:Since most women experienced moderate anxiety, midwives and other healthcareworkers should consider psychological aspects of mothers in labor rooms and make the atmosphereof these placed favorable addition, preparative educational courses during pregnancy is needed .Keywords:Anxiety, labor, deliveryREFERENCES-Anderson L Poromaa IS Wulff M Astrom M Bixo M (2004). 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