J Korean Acad Nurs.  2004 Dec;34(8):1409-1415.

Effect of Taegyo-focused Prenatal Education on Maternal-fetal Attachment and Self-efficacy Related to Childbirth

• Chang S
• Park S
• Chung C

Abstract

PURPOSE: To examine the effect of Taegyo-focused prenatal classes on maternal-fetal attachment and self-efficacy related to childbirth. METHODS: Over 4 weeks, 49 women, 20 to 36 weeks of gestation participated in a prenatal program led by the nurse who developed it. In addition to Lamaze content it included; understanding ability of fetus to respond, sharing motivation, purpose of pregnancy, and preconceptions of experiencing childbirth, training in maternal- fetal interaction, writing letters and making a declaration of love to unborn baby. Using a pre- experimental design, data were collected by self-report, before and after program, using Cranley's Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale (1981), and Shin's (1997) Labor Self-Efficacy Measurement. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Paired t-test showed significant changes in scores of maternal-fetal attachment (t=6.91. p<.001) and self-efficacy related to childbirth (t=10.19, p<.001). Taegyo opens the possibility of integrating Western ideas with Korean traditional health behavior. Incorporation of Taegyo into existing prenatal classes is recommended.

Keyword

Taegyo; Attachment; Self-efficacy

MeSH Terms

Adult
Attitude to Health/ethnology
Curriculum
Female
Health Education/organization & administration
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Love
Maternal-Child Nursing/organization & administration
Maternal-Fetal Relations/*ethnology
*Medicine, East Asian Traditional
*Mothers/education/psychology
Motivation
Nurse Midwives/organization & administration
Nursing Evaluation Research
Nursing Methodology Research
Object Attachment
Parturition/*ethnology
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care/*organization & administration
Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
*Self Efficacy
Writing