<p>The main purpose of this stydy was to evaluate the Aurora clinic (for women afraid of birth/delivery) in the south of Sweden. Questionnaires were sent to 197 women who had contact with the Aurora clinic during 2007 and 2008. The group of participants contained both pregnant women and women who have given birth. A total of 136 women replied. The results showed that both the average age and the level of education of the women were high. Nulli-paras and multi-paras had different reasons for fearing delivery. The study also showed that most women felt that the contact with an Aurora midwife helped them to feel secure and to be better prepared before delivery, that the midwife understood them and took them seriously and that the content of the meetings was satisfactory. Three out of four women, who initially wished for a caesarean section, subsequently accepted a normal delivery. This study supports previous research that shows the importance of the supportive conversation provided at the Aurora clinic for women with fear of delivery.</p>

The main purpose of this stydy was to evaluate the Aurora clinic (for women afraid of birth/delivery) in the south of Sweden. Questionnaires were sent to 197 women who had contact with the Aurora clinic during 2007 and 2008. The group of participants contained both pregnant women and women who have given birth. A total of 136 women replied. The results showed that both the average age and the level of education of the women were high. Nulli-paras and multi-paras had different reasons for fearing delivery. The study also showed that most women felt that the contact with an Aurora midwife helped them to feel secure and to be better prepared before delivery, that the midwife understood them and took them seriously and that the content of the meetings was satisfactory. Three out of four women, who initially wished for a caesarean section, subsequently accepted a normal delivery. This study supports previous research that shows the importance of the supportive conversation provided at the Aurora clinic for women with fear of delivery.

Tyrimo tikslas – įvertinti ir palyginti dėl nėštumo patologijos stacionare besigydančių ir sveikų nėščiųjų gimdymo baimę, jos sąsajas su savigarba, savęs vertinimu nėštumo metu, nėštumo bei sociodemografiniais rodikliais. Tyrime dalyvavo Kauno medicinos universitetinių klinikų Moterų konsultacijos ir Kauno apskrities ligoninės filialo Krikščioniškų gimdymo namų 122 sveikos nėščiosios ir 146 nėščios moterys, kurios tyrimo metu dėl nėštumo patologijos besigydžiusios Kauno medicinos universitetinių klinikų Akušerijos ir ginekologijos klinikų: Nėštumo ir ekstragenitalinių ligų, Priešlaikinio gimdymo ir nėščiųjų infekcijų, Nėštumo patologijos sektoriuose. Tiriamųjų amžiaus vidurkis 28,58 +/- SD 5,08 metai. Nėščių moterų gimdymo baimei įvertinti buvo naudojamas B. Areskog (1982) sukurtas ir T. Saisto (2001) modifikuotas Gimdymo baimės klausimynas (angl. Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire), kurį sudaro 10 teiginių. Tiriamųjų savigarbai tirti buvo naudota M. Rosenberg savigarbos skalė (angl. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale – RSE) ir nėščių moterų savęs vertinimui nėštumo metu buvo naudojamas Savęs vertinimo nėštumo metu klausimynas (angl. The Prenatal Self-Evaluation Questionnaire) sudarytas iš 7 skalių, sukurtas R. Lederman (2005/2006). Tyrimas atskleidė, kad turinčios aukštesnę savigarbą sveikos ir besigydžiusios stacionare dėl nėštumo patologijos nėščios moterys geriau save vertina nėštumo metu. Sveikų ir dėl nėštumo patologijos einamojo nėštumo metu nėščiųjų savigarbos ir savęs... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The Aim of the MA Thesis (Research) is to evaluate and compare the fear of delivery among healthy pregnant women and women hospitalized due to pathology of pregnancy, to analyze how much fear of delivery influences self-esteem and self-esteem during pregnancy, pregnancy itself and socio-demographic indexes. The participants of the research are 122 healthy pregnant women who gave birth in Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine and Kaunas Christian Maternity Hospital (Department of Kaunas County Hospital) and 146 pregnant women who were hospitalized and treated in Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology due to pathology of pregnancy. The age of the participants of the research is 28,58 +/-SD 5,08 years. Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire (created by B. Areskog (1982) and modified by T. Saisto (2001)) is used in order to evaluate the fear of delivery among pregnant women. The questionnaire includes 10 statements. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale – RSE by M. Rosenberg is applied to assess self-esteem of pregnant women. The Prenatal Self Evaluation Questionnaire of 7 scales by R. Lederman (2005/2006) is applied for pregnant women in order to evaluate their self-esteem during pregnancy. The research revealed that both healthy pregnant women and pregnant women who were hospitalized and treated due to pathology of pregnancy but having higher self-esteem in general possess better self-esteem during pregnancy. Healthy pregnant women and... [to full text]