Assessment of the efficacy of group counselling using cognitive approach on knowledge, attitude, and decision making of pregnant women about modes of delivery

ABSTRACT

The choice of casarean deliveries by mothers is highly influenced by inadequate knowldge and negative attitudes towards vaginal birth. In this semi-experimental study, we compared knowledge, attitude, and decision making about modes of delivery between nulliparous pregnant women who received eight sessions of group consultation and those who took routine prenatal education. Contrary to the control group, the improvement of knowledge and attitudes were significant in the consultation group (p < 0.001), as well as mothers' decisions for vaginal birth (p = 0.03). Group consultation is an appropriate approach to improving knowledge, attitudes, and tendencies of mothers toward natural birth.

Acknowledgment

The authors thank the vice-Chancellor for Research of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences for supporting this project (grant number: 1952). The authors also appreciate all the mothers who participated in this study.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences [1952].