Sara Dokuhaki; Fatemeh Ghodrati
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Background: Anxiety disorders are usually common in the reproductive age in which mothers will have better control with spiritual-religious supports. The objective of the present study was to investigate the association between religiosity and jurisprudential information with anxiety of pregnant mothers ...
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Background: Anxiety disorders are usually common in the reproductive age in which mothers will have better control with spiritual-religious supports. The objective of the present study was to investigate the association between religiosity and jurisprudential information with anxiety of pregnant mothers during labor and postpartum pain. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 110 mothers in labor at Shoshtari and Zeinabiyeh hospitals, Shiraz, Iran in 2016. Convenience and purposive sampling methods were used. Research tools including Religious Attitude Questionnaire and Spielberger questionnaire were used to measure the maternal Religious Attitude anxiety level of mothers. The analysis by SPSS software version 16 was conducted using descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and ANOVA. Results: There was a significant difference between the mean of anxiety and religious attitude (p <0.001). In mothers with a moderate religious attitude, 78% had moderate anxiety, 74% had mild anxiety and the remainder had no anxiety. The highest level of situational anxiety was moderate (54=49.1%) and had a statistically significant association with the level of religious attitude (p <0.001). The highest level of State anxiety was normal (52=47.3%) and then moderate (48=43.6%) and had no statistically significant association with the level of religious attitude (P=0.327). Conclusion: There was an association between the level of religiosity in mothers and their reduced level of anxiety in labor. According to the culture of our society, it is important to pay attention to the religiosity dimension of human existence and plan to improve and perform them in the field of health care.
Abed Ebrahimi; Fatemeh Ghodrati
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Objective: Maternal mental health is one of the most important indicators of pregnancy health. Anxiety and stress affect maternal and fetal outcomes. The present review was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of certain complementary medicine methods in reducing pregnancy anxiety. Evidence Acquisition: ...
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Objective: Maternal mental health is one of the most important indicators of pregnancy health. Anxiety and stress affect maternal and fetal outcomes. The present review was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of certain complementary medicine methods in reducing pregnancy anxiety. Evidence Acquisition: Data source in this review was related to articles searched in local scientific databases and international databases including PubMed, Scopus, and Google scholar. Search for articles was done by using keywords of pregnancy anxiety, complementary medicine, acupuncture and acupressure, aromatherapy, spiritual therapy, and psychotherapy without any time limitations. At the end of the search, out of 165 obtained articles, 70 were reviewed. Exclusion criteria were irrelevant research studies, inadequate data in the study, lack of access to the full text of articles, animal studies, editorial studies, and reports. Results: Aromatherapy, acupressure, relaxation training skills, maternal, fetal, and neonatal attachment techniques, psychotherapy, and spiritual therapy have been employed in different studies to control pregnancy anxiety. These methods had significant and measurable effects on reducing and controlling maternal anxiety during pregnancy, and in some studies, they improved neonatal growth and development indices. Conclusion: The efficiency of complementary medicine along with the use of therapeutic techniques in classical medicine can provide a new model for reducing the anxiety of pregnant women. It is recommended that health care planners use this integrated, easy-to-use, cost-effective approach so as to reduce the anxiety of pregnant mothers.
Sara Dokuhaki; Fatemeh Ghodrati
Volume 6, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 36-40
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Background: Studies have shown that spiritual beliefs in pregnancy can affect health habits and behaviors. Confidence in the power of God leads to increased patience and a sense of security, inner peace, and calm.
Objectives: We aimed to investigate the correlation between religious attitude and mental ...
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Background: Studies have shown that spiritual beliefs in pregnancy can affect health habits and behaviors. Confidence in the power of God leads to increased patience and a sense of security, inner peace, and calm.
Objectives: We aimed to investigate the correlation between religious attitude and mental health of mothers and infants in hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2016. Methods: The study was performed on 110 mothers in labor in 2016. Convenience and purposive sampling methods were used to conduct this study after obtaining the informed consent of participants. Data collection tools consisted of demographic information and fertility characteristics, religious-attitude questionnaire, and infant mental health checklist.
Results: The average maternal age was 26.4±25.6 in the range of 18 - 40 years. Maternal education was below diploma in 20.9% and bachelor’s degrees or higher 32.7%. The body mass index was above 25. Moreover, 65.5% (n = 72) had moderate religious attitudes. There was a statistically significant relationship between the religious attitude and mental health of the infant (P = 0.018). However, there was no significant relationship between the mental health of infant and other variables such as maternal age (r = -0.57, P = 0.5), and body mass index (r = 0.0141, P = 0.14).
Conclusions: There was a relationship between the maternal religious attitude in pregnancy and the mental health of the infant. Therefore, paying attention to matters of faith and the effectiveness of spiritual care in pregnancy is recommended for promoting maternal and infant health.