Kao Bi-Chin, Gau Meei-Ling, Wu Shian-Feng, Kuo Bih-Jaw, Lee Tsorng-Yeh
National Taichung Nursing College, ROC.
J Nurs Res. 2004 Sep;12(3):191-202. doi: 10.1097/01.jnr.0000387503.21749.0d.
The purpose of this study was to understand childbirth expectations and differences in childbirth expectations among expectant parents. For convenience sampling, 200 couples willing to participate in this study were chosen from two hospitals in central Taiwan. Inclusion criteria were at least 36 weeks of gestation, aged 18 and above, no prenatal complications, and willing to consent to participate in this study. Instruments used to collect data included basic demographic data and the Childbirth Expectations Questionnaire. Findings of the study revealed that (1) five factors were identified by expectant parents regarding childbirth expectations including the caregiving environment, expectation of labor pain, spousal support, control and participation, and medical and nursing support; (2) no general differences were identified in the childbirth expectations between expectant fathers and expectant mothers; and (3) expectant fathers with a higher socioeconomic status and who had received prenatal (childbirth) education had higher childbirth expectations, whereas mothers displayed no differences in demographic characteristics. The study results may help clinical healthcare providers better understand differences in expectations during labor and birth and childbirth expectations by expectant parents in order to improve the medical and nursing system and promote positive childbirth experiences and satisfaction for expectant parents.
本研究的目的是了解准父母的分娩期望以及分娩期望的差异。为方便抽样，从台湾中部的两家医院选取了200对愿意参与本研究的夫妇。纳入标准为妊娠至少36周、年龄18岁及以上、无产前并发症且愿意同意参与本研究。用于收集数据的工具包括基本人口统计学数据和分娩期望问卷。研究结果显示：（1）准父母确定了与分娩期望相关的五个因素，包括护理环境、对产痛的期望、配偶支持、控制与参与以及医疗和护理支持；（2）未发现准父亲和准母亲在分娩期望上存在总体差异；（3）社会经济地位较高且接受过产前（分娩）教育的准父亲有更高的分娩期望，而母亲在人口统计学特征方面未显示出差异。研究结果可能有助于临床医护人员更好地了解分娩期间期望的差异以及准父母的分娩期望，从而改善医疗护理体系，为准父母促进积极的分娩体验和满意度。
