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. 2023 Sep 13;17(1):283-295.
doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00837-6. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Prompting and Modeling of Coping Strategies during Childbirth

Ashley Greenwald  1
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Prompting and Modeling of Coping Strategies during Childbirth

Ashley Greenwald. Behav Anal Pract. .

Abstract

There is ample evidence to suggest that upright positions and mobility during labor improve birth outcome, including shorter duration of childbirth and reduced risk of cesarean section. The use of nonpharmacological interventions for pain management during childbirth are recommended by major health-care institutions and medical providers, however, the current methodologies for training coping strategies for use during labor have not shown to be effective on mobility or birth outcome. The purpose of this study was to apply an in-vivo teaching technology to the current childbirth model to prompt an imitative repertoire of empirically demonstrated labor coping strategies. Results of this study concluded that the introduction of a software using immediate prompting and video modeling increased the frequency and variability of labor behaviors during unmedicated labor for birthing persons and their partners.

Keywords: Behavior analysis; Behavioral medicine; Childbirth; Software.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Sample Screenshots of StorkAssist. Note. Top Panel: The welcome screen of the software application depicts the ability to navigate to the set-up screen, the brief tutorial, or the various program tabs. Middle Panel: Example of a list of support options for the partner to choose from that appears once the laboring person has previously selected their challenge, preferred position, and preferred behavior. Bottom Panel: Video preview tab shows the user the unique combination of previously selected labor coping behaviors for the laboring person and partner that will play during a contraction
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Fig. 2
Labor Behaviors of Three Dyads during Early Labor
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Fig. 3
Labor Behaviors of Three Dyads during Active Labor
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