Comparison of psychological well-being and assertiveness in pregnant women volunteering for vaginal delivery and cesarean section in Ardabil

Introduction: The fear of Normal vaginal delivery is a common problem during pregnancy, so that every pregnant woman has a little fear and anxiety about the outcome of delivery, which is a natural reaction to an unknown condition. A severe fear of labor causes anxiety and suffering during pregnancy, which may play a role in the selection of delivery method. The purpose of this study was to compare psychological well-being and assertiveness in pregnant women who were volunteers for Normal vaginal delivery and Cesarean section in Ardabil city.Methods: The causal-comparative research method . The statistical population of this study included all pregnant women in Ardabil city in ۲۰۱۸ Which is referred to health centers. They were volunteer for Normal vaginal delivery and Cesarean section in Ardabil city. The sampling method was available. In the first stage, pregnant women who were volunteers for Normal vaginal delivery and Cesarean section were identified . In the second stage, ۶۰ women were randomly selected from these pregnant women for Normal vaginal delivery and Cesarean section and divided into ۲ groups ۳۰ volunteers for Normal vaginal delivery and ۳۰ volunteers for delivery of Cesarean section were replaced. The research instrument was a questionnaire of psychological well-being and assertiveness that after completing the obtained data was analyzed by SPSS ۱۸ and statistical multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between psychological well-being (self acceptance , positive relationships with others, autonomy, environmental control, personal growth) and assertiveness in pregnant women volunteering for vaginal delivery and cesarean section and Psychological well-being and assertiveness and their dimensions among pregnant women volunteering for vaginal delivery are higher than women volunteering for cesarean delivery (p>۰/۰۵).Conclusion: Training for pregnant women to enhance psychological well-being and assertiveness can prepare them for normal vaginal delivery.

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psychological well-being ، assertiveness ، Normal vaginal delivery ، cesarean delivery