Satisfaction with prepared childbirth and locus of control

The study tests the hypothesis that there is a positive association between a sense of personal control (internal locus of control) and satisfaction with the experience of prepared childbirth. Women delivering at a university hospital were studied by the administration of the Rotter I-E Scale and a postpartum questionnaire. The results demonstrated that internal locus of control was related to satisfaction in the prepared group of women. Class attendance alone did not distinguish the subjects with respect to satisfaction.