Journal of Education and Health Promotion

The investigation of effects of static immersion and calming in water on pregnant women’s stress participating in preparation classes for childbirth

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

. Leila Ebad Sichani
. Parvin Bahadoran
. Fariba Fahami
. Parivash Shekarchizadeh Esfahani

General Course Department, School Management and Medical Informatics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Stress in pregnancy can have a negative effect on mother and fetus and at last
on childhood. The use of stress reduction techniques in pregnant women has an effective role in
the reduction of the mother and child’s mental problems. This study aimed at determining the effect
of static immersion and relaxing the pregnant women in water on stress, participating in preparation
classes for childbirth in Isfahan, Iran, 2017.
METHODS: The present study was a semi‑experimental and had pre‑ and post‑test
one 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 in
2017 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 was
performed, and in the test group, static immersion and calming in water was done in Isfahan
University’s 9‑Dey Pool. To analyze the data, paired t‑test, Chi‑square t‑test, and independent
t‑test were used.
RESULTS: In this study, stress in the test group decreased after the intervention, so that the mean
stress score decreased from 20.20 to 16.67 (P < 0.05). Of course, the stress level declined in the
control group, but in the control group, it decreased significantly.
CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of the present study, static immersion and calming in water
are considered as reducing women’s stress intervention in improving pregnancy period and are
therefore recommended to be included in the sanitary system.

Keywords

Calming
pregnancy
static immersion
stress
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 9, Issue 11
November 2019
Pages 1-6

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