Effect of education in choosing the type of delivery in primiparous pregnant women

Nowadays cesarean increased in most countries in the world such as Iran while cesarean is considered as a major surgery and it is often associated with very dangerous complications, like other major surgeries. The purpose of this study was determining effect of education in choosing the type of delivery in primiparous pregnant women.

This randomized controlled trial conducted on 190 primiparous pregnant women applicant cesarean in third trimester of pregnancy, referred to health centers in Ramhormoz, Iran in 2018 (95 experimental group and 95 control group). The educational  program about cesarean include of 4 sections of 1.5 hours in the form of group education. The study outcomes included knowledge and attitude and were measured at the onset and at two months post-intervention. Data was analyzed by using SPSS 19.0.

After intervention; the mean score of knowledge in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group . The mean score of attitudes about cesarean after intervention in the experimental group  was significantly lower than in the control group .

Educational intervention used was effective in enhancing knowledge and attitude of pregnant women in choosing the type of delivery