Narumon Sriintravanit. Effect of a prenatal attachment promoting program on anxiety and maternal-fetal attachment in pregnant women experiencing previous prenatal loss . Master's Degree(Maternity and Newborn Nursing). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2005.
Effect of a prenatal attachment promoting program on anxiety and maternal-fetal attachment in pregnant women experiencing previous prenatal loss
Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research is to determine the effect of a
prenatal attachment promotion program on anxiety and maternal-fetal attachment in
pregnant women experiencing previous prenatal loss. Klaus & Kennell’s the parent–
infant attachment was used as the conceptual framework for this study.
Purposive sampling was used to select 60 pregnant women who had experienced
prenatal loss, and attended the prenatal clinic at Ramathibodi Hospital, between June
and October, 2004. The sample was divided into a control and an experimental groups
with 30 subjects in each group. The experimental group received both the prenatal
attachment promotion program and the usual prenatal care, whereas the control group
received only the usual prenatal care. Data were collected by using three
questionnaires, a demographic data questionnaire, a pregnancy outcome questionnaire,
and a maternal-fetal attachment scale. Data were analyzed by the SPSS/FW program.
The results of this study revealed that the pregnant women in the experimental
group had no statistically significant higher scores of maternal-fetal attachment
(t = - .56, p > .05) and lower scores of anxiety (F1,57 = .94, p > .05) than those in the
control group. Therefore, the beneficial effects of the prenatal attachment promotion
program and value of the program are questionable. However, this studied intervention
could be further investigated in nursing care procedures