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Effect of a maternal role training program on maternal identity in primiparous women with unplanned pregnancies
Maryam Fasanghari1, Masoumeh Kordi2, Negar Asgharipour3
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Aim:
Primiparous women with unplanned pregnancies experience greater levels of anxiety that reduce their ability to perform their maternal role.
Methods:
This clinical trial was conducted in 2014 on 67 primiparous women with unplanned pregnancies visiting the health centers of Mashhad, Iran, who were randomly divided into an intervention and a control group. The intervention group received maternal role training based on Mercer's Maternal Role Attainment Theory, and the control group received the routine pregnancy care. Maternal identity was measured before training and 4 weeks and 4 months after delivery.
Results:
Four months after delivery, 28 women (80%) in the intervention group and 18 women (56%) in the control group successfully formed a maternal identity (P = 0.036).
Conclusion:
A maternal role training program given based on Mercer's theory facilitates the formation of maternal identity in primiparous women with unplanned pregnancies.
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