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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 242-248 |
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The effect of prenatal self-care based on orem's theory on preterm birth occurrence in women at risk for preterm birth
Seyedeh-Mahboobeh Rezaeean1, Zahra Abedian2, Robab Latifnejad-Roudsari2, Seyed-Reza Mazloum3, Zohreh Abbasi1
1 Department of Midwifery, Medical Faculty, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
2 Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center; Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3 Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Mrs. Zahra Abedian
Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad; Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_207_19
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Background: Preterm birth is increasing as a major cause of perinatal complications and mortality in Iran. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of prenatal self-care based on Orem's theory on preterm birth occurrence in women at risk for preterm birth. Materials and Methods: The present clinical trial was conducted on 176 pregnant women at 24–26 weeks at risk for preterm birth in Mashhad, Iran, from December 2015 to October 2016. A multistage sampling method was used in this study. The intervention group (88 pregnant women) received individual self-care education but the control group (88 pregnant women) received only common prenatal care. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between intervention and control groups in terms of preterm birth occurrence (6.80% vs 20.50%) (χ2 = 6.90, df = 1,p = 0.008). The incidence of preterm birth in the intervention group was approximately three times higher than that in the control group. Conclusions: Given that educational interventions could reduce the incidence of preterm birth, it is suggested that the women at risk for preterm birth are trained for prenatal self-care.
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