Abstract:
Objective:
This
study
aimed
to
examine
the
effectiveness
of
a
childbirth
preparation
course
on
birth
outcomes
among
nulliparous
Jordanian
women.
Design:
A
randomized
control
trial
pre-test/post-test
design
was
used
to
assess
the
effects
of
a
childbirth
preparation
course
conducted
in
a
military
hospital
in
Amman,
Jordan
from
1
July
to
15
September
2016.
A
total
of
133
low-risk
nulliparous
women
were
recruited
and
randomly
assigned
to
either
(1)
a
control
group
who
received
standard
care
in
antenatal
clinics
or
(2)
an
intervention
group
who
received
standard
care
in
antenatal
clinics
as
well
as
a
childbirth
preparation
course
speci?cally
designed
for
the
purpose
of
this
study.
Data
were
collected
at
two
different
time
points:
at
recruitment
and
within
24
to
48
h
after
giving
birth.
The
chi-square
test
and
independent
sample
t
-test
were
used
to
compare
birth
outcomes.
Participants:
Low-risk
nulliparous
women
in
their
third
trimester
of
pregnancy
attending
antenatal
clin
ics
at
King
Hussein
Medical
Centre
in
Amman,
the
capital
of
Jordan.
Measurements
and
?ndings:
The
childbirth
preparation
course
had
a
positive
effect
on
three
birth
out
comes.
Speci?cally,
more
women
in
the
intervention
group
than
in
the
control
group