Effects of emotional freedom techniques combined with free position delivery on childbirth fear and self-efficacy of primiparas
Objective To explore the effects of emotional freedom techniques(EFT)combined with free position delivery on childbirth fear and self-efficacy of primiparas.Methods A total of 80 primiparas who gave birth in our hospital from March 2021 to March 2023 were selected as the research objects and divided into control group and observation group according to different admission time,with 40 cases in each group.The control group was given routine nursing+routine position delivery,while the observation group was given routine nursing+EFT+free position delivery.The nursing effects of the two groups were compared.Results After nursing,the Childbirth Attitude Questionnaire(CAQ)score of the two groups significantly decreased,and that in the observation group was lower than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).After nursing,the scores of outcome expectation and self-efficacy expectation in the two groups significantly improved,and those in the observation group were higher than the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The first stage of labor,the second stage of labor and the third stage of labor in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The vaginal delivery rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group,the vaginal midwifery delivery rate and cesarean section rate were lower than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion EFT combined with free position delivery can reduce the childbirth fear,improve the childbirth self-efficacy,shorten the labor process,and improve the childbirth outcome,which is worthy of promotion.
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