. Leila Ebad Sichani; . Parvin Bahadoran; . Fariba Fahami; . Parivash Shekarchizadeh Esfahani
Volume 9, Issue 11 , November 2019, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Stress in pregnancy can have a negative effect on mother and fetus and at laston childhood. The use of stress reduction techniques in pregnant women has an effective role ...
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INTRODUCTION: Stress in pregnancy can have a negative effect on mother and fetus and at laston childhood. The use of stress reduction techniques in pregnant women has an effective role inthe reduction of the mother and child’s mental problems. This study aimed at determining the effectof static immersion and relaxing the pregnant women in water on stress, participating in preparationclasses for childbirth in Isfahan, Iran, 2017.METHODS: The present study was a semi‑experimental and had pre‑ and post‑testone on 55 pregnant women aged 20–30 weeks (20 test group and 35 control group)participating in the preparation classes for delivery by available sampling method selected in2017 and their stress level was assessed by depression, anxiety, and stress scale questionnaire.Then, they were divided into test and control groups. In the control group, no intervention wasperformed, and in the test group, static immersion and calming in water was done in IsfahanUniversity’s 9‑Dey Pool. To analyze the data, paired t‑test, Chi‑square t‑test, and independentt‑test were used.RESULTS: In this study, stress in the test group decreased after the intervention, so that the meanstress score decreased from 20.20 to 16.67 (P < 0.05). Of course, the stress level declined in thecontrol group, but in the control group, it decreased significantly.CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of the present study, static immersion and calming in waterare considered as reducing women’s stress intervention in improving pregnancy period and aretherefore recommended to be included in the sanitary system.
