Beta
220638

Effects of Virtual Mindfulness Training Program on Pregnant Women’s Anxiety and Labor Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Article

Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Pregnant women experience varying amounts of pregnancy-related anxiety (PRA), which can be harmful to their health and hurt affect pregnancy during covid 19. To address this, virtual mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) have been created to promote maternal and newborn health by decreasing the harmful effects of anxiety. Aim: To evaluate the effects of a virtual mindfulness training program on pregnant women's anxiety and labor outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: Quasi experimental design was utilized( pre - post test among control and intervention group). Setting: This research was carried out at two settings in Egypt, namely at the antenatal clinics of the obstetrics and Gynecological Department of Mansoura University Hospitals and at obstetric , labor and gynecological departments of Minia university hospital for maternity and child. Sample: A purposive sample was obtained to achieve the aim of the study (an intervention and control group comprising 41 pregnant women each). Tools: Four tools were used before and after the virtual mindfulness program, namely a Structured Interview, a pregnancy related questionnaire to assess anxiety levels ; the five facets mindfulness questionnaire and finally follow up sheet which contains labor outcomes. Results: findings showed a significant difference in anxiety levels, the five facets of mindfulness between groups after implementation (control, intervention groups). Moreover, there was a difference regarding complications during delivery of neonatal health problems, and the type of feeding between both groups. Conclusion: Virtual mindfulness had appositive influence on decreasing level of anxiety, enhancing mindfulness and improving labor outcomes among pregnant women in intervention group in relation to control group post intervention Recommendations: generalization of virtual mindfulness program among pregnant women Covid -19 periods.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2022.113572.1290

Keywords

Virtual mindfulness, pregnant women’s anxiety, Labor outcomes & COVID-19

Authors

First Name

El Saida

Last Name

Nasr

MiddleName

Gouda

Affiliation

Lecturer in Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Amal

Last Name

Eldesokey Genedy

MiddleName

Sarhan

Affiliation

Lecturer in Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Nehmedo

Last Name

Osman

MiddleName

Ezzat

Affiliation

Lecturer of Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Rasha

Last Name

Abdelmonem

MiddleName

Mamdouh

Affiliation

Lecturer of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, El-Menia University, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Azza

Last Name

Emara

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.

Email

azza_ibrahim96@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

10

Article Issue

28

Related Issue

30188

Issue Date

2022-01-01

Receive Date

2022-01-04

Publish Date

2022-01-01

Page Start

80

Page End

93

Print ISSN

2314-8845

Online ISSN

2682-3799

Link

https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/article_220638.html

Detail API

https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=220638

Order

8

Type

Original Article

Type Code

1,040

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

Publication Link

https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Effects of Virtual Mindfulness Training Program on Pregnant Women’s Anxiety and Labor Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023