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Empowered healing: Boosting confidence and resilience through self-affirmation in post-cesarean mothers
Atchaya Rajagopal1, Sumathi Chandran2, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran3
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
The impact of self-affirmation as a therapeutic intervention for postpartum mothers who have undergone cesarean sections, aiming to enhance their self-confidence and resilience is of interest. A true experimental design with pre-test and post-test measures was used, involving 60 mothers in both experimental and control groups. The results showed that the experimental group exhibited significant improvements in self-confidence and resilience following the intervention. Positive self-affirmation techniques, including educational materials on diet, hygiene, and newborn care, contributed to these improvements. Thus, we show that positive self-affirmation significantly enhanced psychological well-being and coping abilities among mothers who had cesarean sections.
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