Educational workshops about bonding with the fetus during pregnancy: a clinical trial
Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2021 Dec 6:42:e20200330.
doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200330.
eCollection 2021.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliations
- 1 Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Pediátrica. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 2 Centro Assistencial Cruz de Malta. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 3 Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Hospital São Paulo. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 4 Faculdade Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP). São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 5 Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem de Saúde da Mulher. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 6 Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
Abstract
Objective:
To verify if participation in educational workshops about bonding with the fetus influences the adoption of practices of interaction with the baby by pregnant women.
Method:
Randomized clinical trial conducted in a health clinic. The experimental group participated in educational workshops designed for the pregnant couple and the control group received usual care. The practices of interaction with the fetus were evaluated before and after the intervention.
Results:
19 pregnant women participated in the study. There was a positive correlation between higher gestational age and the interaction with the fetus (p = 0.016), and between younger mothers and the practice of touching or poking the baby (p = 0.019). There was an increase in the interaction with the fetus in the control and experimental groups (p= 0.024).
Conclusion:
Educational workshops are strategies for sharing knowledge about fetuses' sensory skills and to foster bonding and child development since pregnancy.
Publication types
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Randomized Controlled Trial
MeSH terms
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Child
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Child Development
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Female
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Fetus
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Humans
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Infant
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Object Attachment*
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Pregnancy
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Pregnant Women*