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. 2024 Feb 7:13:26.
doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_779_22. eCollection 2024.

The effect of in-home supportive counseling on maternal functioning and self-efficacy following cesarean section among primiparous women

Mahsa Farasati  1 , Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh  2 , Niloufar Sattarzadeh-Jahdi  2 , Khalil Esmaeilpour  3 , Esmat Mehrabi  2 , Leila Reisy  4
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The effect of in-home supportive counseling on maternal functioning and self-efficacy following cesarean section among primiparous women

Mahsa Farasati et al. J Educ Health Promot. .

Abstract

Background: Women require follow-up care and ongoing counseling after childbirth. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of in-home supportive counseling on the maternal functioning and self-efficacy after CS among primiparous women.

Materials and methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial was performed on 60 primiparous women aged 18-35 years following CS in Ardabil, Iran from April to November 2021. After convenience sampling, participants were randomly assigned into the intervention and control groups with a ratio of 1:1 by block randomization using Random Allocation Software with block sizes of 4 and 6. The intervention group received in-home supportive counseling during three sessions on days 3, 7, and one month after birth. The control group received only routine postpartum care. The data were collected using the demographic and obstetric characteristics, maternal self-efficacy questionnaire, and Barkin index of maternal functioning, completed by both groups 10-15 days, two, and four months after birth. Independent t-test and RMANOVA were used to analyze the data.

Results: The mean score of maternal functioning in the intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group 10-15 days, 2 and 4 months after birth (AMD: 28.51, 95% CI: 24.91 to 32.10, P < 0.001). There was no significant difference in the mean (SD) score of maternal self-efficacy between the two groups 10-15 days after birth. However, this difference was statistically significant 2 and 4 months after birth and after adjusting the time effect (AMD: 10.56, 95% CI: 9.46 to 11.67, P < 0.001).

Conclusion: In-home supportive counseling can be effective in improving maternal functioning and maternal self-efficacy after CS. Acquiring functional skills increases mothers' self-confidence and self-efficacy in caring for the newborn.

Keywords: Counseling; maternal behavior; postnatal care; self-efficacy.

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