Background: The present study examined the effect of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (GCBT) on inefficient beliefs and marital satisfaction in pregnant women with the Fear of First Childbirth (FoFC).  Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a Pre-test-Post-test and a control group design. The study participants were pregnant women with FoFC who visited Quchan health center in 2018...

ba ck g r oun d  & aim: childbirth related fear (crf) causes pregnant women  to select cesarean section (cs) without a medical reason. the purpose of this study was to determine reasons for delivery related fear and associated factors in pregnant women. methods & materials: a descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 315 pregnant wom- en who were in the last trimester. participants we...

background & aim: to decrease the rate of caesarean section, complicated intervention for changing behaviors are required. the present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness education on anxiety, fear of delivery, pain catastrophizing, and selecting caesarean section as the delivery method among nulliparous pregnant women who referred to ziaeian hospital. methods & mat...

This study explores the perspectives of expectant parents on influence a single antenatal class incorporating education childbirth physiology and relaxation techniques. The data for this qualitative descriptive were collected via in-depth interviews with six women three birth partners. An enhanced understanding formed ‘different way thinking’ about childbirth, ‘inspired motivated’ exertion lear...

abstract objective:anxiety of pregnancy influences the childbirth factors and pregnancy outcomes. mindfulness is an approach that can be used to control this anxiety. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based islamic- spiritual schemas on pregnancy anxiety in pregnant women and their infants' physiological parameters.   method: this study was a pre- experimenta...