Department of Peadiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Türkiye.
Biomedica. 2024 Aug 29;44(3):379-390. doi: 10.7705/biomedica.7146.
Postpartum anxiety after childbirth is a common condition among pregnant women due to reasons such as the uncertainty of experiencing pregnancy and childbirth for the first time, or previous negative experiences. Fear of childbirth can affect the mother's baby care process.
This study was conducted analytically with a single-subject design to determine the effects of maternal concerns about childbirth and the postpartum period on obsessive and compulsive behaviors related to baby care.
The study was conducted with 260 mothers. Data were collected using a descriptive information form, and the scales 'Fear of Childbirth and Postpartum Period', and 'Obsessive and Compulsive Behaviors of Mothers in the Postpartum Period Related to Baby Care'. The data were analyzed using the SPSS™ software to calculate percentages, mean values, t tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and simple linear regression analysis.
A statistically significant and positive correlation was found between participant scores of the 'Fear of Childbirth and Postpartum Period' and the 'Obsessive and Compulsive Behaviors of Mothers in the Postpartum Period Related to Baby Care' scales (p < 0.01). The regression model showed that 18.0% of the total variance in the obsessive and compulsive behaviors of mothers in the postpartum was explained by the fear of childbirth and the postpartum period (corrected R2 = 0.180).
Fear of childbirth and the postpartum period were moderate. However, as the fear of women regarding childbirth and the postpartum period increased, their postpartum obsessive and compulsive behaviors about baby care also increased.
产后焦虑是孕妇中常见的一种情况，原因可能是初次经历怀孕和分娩的不确定性，或是之前有过负面经历。对分娩的恐惧会影响母亲的育儿过程。
本研究采用单病例设计进行分析，旨在确定产妇对分娩和产后的担忧对与婴儿护理相关的强迫和强迫行为的影响。
本研究纳入了 260 名母亲。使用描述性信息表和“分娩和产后恐惧量表”以及“母亲产后与婴儿护理相关的强迫和强迫行为量表”收集数据。使用 SPSS™软件对数据进行分析，计算百分比、平均值、t 检验、方差分析、皮尔逊相关和简单线性回归分析。
研究发现，参与者在“分娩和产后恐惧量表”和“母亲产后与婴儿护理相关的强迫和强迫行为量表”上的得分之间存在统计学上显著的正相关（p < 0.01）。回归模型显示，母亲在产后的强迫和强迫行为总方差的 18.0%可以用对分娩和产后的恐惧来解释（校正 R2 = 0.180）。
对分娩和产后的恐惧处于中等水平。然而，随着女性对分娩和产后的恐惧增加，她们在产后对婴儿护理的强迫和强迫行为也会增加。
