Childbirth satisfaction among postnatal mothers at postnatal ward in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Childbirth is a very important experience and may positively and negatively influence women's attitude towards giving birth. Women satisfaction with their childbirth experiences may have immediate and long-term effects on their health and their relationship with her infant. A cross-sectional...
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| Format: | Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/51115/ http://eprints.usm.my/51115/1/HALIZA%20BINTI%20YUSOFF%20-%2024%20pages.pdf |
| Summary: | Childbirth is a very important experience and may positively and negatively influence
women's attitude towards giving birth. Women satisfaction with their childbirth
experiences may have immediate and long-term effects on their health and their
relationship with her infant. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 130 postnatal
women with low risk postpartum women in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. This study
was done to identify women satisfaction and the factors that contributed to childbirth
satisfaction. Therefore, Mackey Childbirth Rating Scale questionnaire was used to
measured childbirth satisfaction. Descriptive statistic was used to measure the mean
score and SO of childbirth satisfaction. The mean score satisfaction of support from
spouses, 8.78 (1.619), support from caregivers, 71.15 (10.837) and personal control
19.80 (3.377) was highly satisfied. Pearson correlation test, Independent t -test and One
Way ANOVA test were used to test the association between variables, where p < 0.05
were significance. Pearson correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant with a
positive correlation between support from spouses (r = 0.51, p < 0.05), support from
caregivers (r = 0.95, p < 0.05) and personal control (r = 0. 75, p < 0.05) with childbirth
satisfaction. Based on Independent t - test and ANOVA test, the selected sociodemographic
factors revealed no significant difference (p > 0.05) with childbirth
satisfaction. In conclusion, the support from caregivers is a crucial to measure the quality
of care. Therefore, understanding women's satisfaction with their childbirth experiences
is relevant to health care professional, as an indicator of quality of maternity care. |
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