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Effect of Educational Program on Knowledge about Normal Labor among Primigravidas’ Pregnant Women

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Last updated: 09 Apr 2025

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Abstract: Background: Labor education is an essential component of prenatal care. Preparing for labor helps women especially cope with their pregnancies and improves pregnancy outcomes. Aim: To evaluate the effect of educational program on knowledge about normal labor among primigravidas pregnant women Methods: Design: This study used a quasi-experimental research. Setting: Study was conducted at the antenatal out-patient clinics, Sohag University Hospital. Sample: A simple random sample about included 100 of all available pregnant women (prime) attended antenatal out-patient clinics. Tools: Structured interview questions tool was used for data collection that included three parts personal characteristics, obstetric data and pregnant women's knowledge about normal labor. Results: About 94.0% and 54.0% of the studied women in the study and control groups had satisfactory knowledge score about labor respectively, with highly statistical significant differences at p-value <0.01. Conclusion: labor education interventions significantly improve pregnant women's understanding of the labor process. Recommendations: Give mothers educational classes on importance and advantages of normal labor.

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10.21608/asnj.2025.357018.2002

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Educational intervention, Knowledge, Normal Labor, Pregnant Women & Primigravidas

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Nancy

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Youssef

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K.

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Nursing Specialist, in Technical Nursing Institute, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt.

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michelle_fathy@yahoo.com

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SOHAG

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Manal

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Mostafa

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F.

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Professors of Maternity & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Badr University, Egypt.

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Walaa

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Ibrahim

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H.

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Assistant Professor of Maternity & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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13

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50

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54186

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2025-03-01

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2025-01-31

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2025-03-01

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119

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129

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Effect of Educational Program on Knowledge about Normal Labor among Primigravidas’ Pregnant Women

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09 Apr 2025