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Effect Of Empowered Female Labour Companion On Anxiety, Birth Outcome, And Maternal Satisfaction Among Primiparturients, Jisha C, Sreeja G. Pillai
Effect Of Empowered Female Labour Companion On Anxiety, Birth Outcome, And Maternal Satisfaction Among Primiparturients, Jisha C, Sreeja G. Pillai
Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
Labour companionship is a core element of care for improving maternal and infant health outcomes and providing respectful maternity care for a positive childbirth experience.Objective: Evaluate the effect of empowered female labour companion on anxiety, birth outcome and maternal satisfaction among primiparturients. Methods: Quantitative approach with Quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group post-test only design was used to collect data from 34 (Experimental group-17, Control group-17) primiparturients selected by consecutive sampling technique from the labour room of Govt. Medical College Hospital, Kannur. Data was collected using an interview schedule, labour specific anxiety scale, maternal satisfaction scale and birth outcome observation record, and …