Women's experiences about the psychoeducational group programme with caring ‐healing modalities and peer support on fear of childbirth: A phenomenological study

AbstractAimTo explore women's experiences on the psychoeducation programme based on Human Caring Theory in decreasing fear of childbirth.Design and MethodsThis Husserlian phenomenological qualitative study was conducted with 11 women.ResultsFour themes were identified; “self-motivators for participate in psychoeducation programme”, “psychoeducation: a bridge to deal with fears”, “ability to manage the fear of childbirth,” and “change in birth type preference”, with 10 subthemes.Practice implicationsClarifying the experiences of women on educational interventions gives an idea about the applicability, sustainability and developability of these interventions.

Source: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care - October 6, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: İlkay Boz, Mehtap Akgün, Ferdane Duman Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research