The effects of Psychoeducation on the Traumatic Perception of the Birth Phenomenon in women with Substance-use Disorders

Abstract

Objective: The present study evaluates the traumatic perception of the birth phenomenon in women with substance-use disorders (SUD) and to investigate the effects of psychoeducation on this perception. Material and Methods: The study was conducted between January and July 2017, and involved 60 women with SUD who were divided into two groups: intervention (n = 30) and control (n = 30). The study was carried out using the semi-experimental “pre-post test matched group model,” and the Traumatic Perception of Birth Psychoeducation Program (TPBPP) was applied. Results: Traumatic birth perception was found to be decreased after TPBPP was applied in four modules to women with SUD. Conclusion: TPBPP is an effective psychoeducation model in the reduction of the traumatic perception of birth in women with SUD.

Keywords:

• Traumatic perception of birth
• woman
• substance use disorder

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank to all of the women respondents, the AMBAUM team, and, in particular, the AMBAUM outpatient clinic employees for their contribution to and support of this study.

This research was win to the second oral presentation in 1st International Midwifery Education Research and Development (EBEARGE) Congress.