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Importance et Réalisation des Attentes de Primiparres Relativement à L'Expérience de la Naissance

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1994

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Cette étude avait pour but de mesurer, auprès d'un groupe de futres mères, l'importance accordée aux attentes relatives à l'expérience de la naissance et d'en évaluer la rélisation, en période postnatale, auprès des mèmes répondantes. Les 125 participantes ont complété les deux questionnaires élaborés et validés opérationnalisant six dimensions. Les résultats indiquent que l'ensemble des futures mères accordait beaucoup d'importance aux variables de contrôle, de soutien du conjoint, de soutien de l'infirmiérc, de premier contact avec le bébé, et moins au soulagement pharmacologique de la douleur et aux interventions obstétricales. Bien que globalement, la réalisation de bon nombre d'attentes ait été observée, les analyses de comparaison entre l'importance et la rélisation indiquent que pour plusieurs mères, la rélisation des attentes ne semble pas avoir été associée à l'importance accordée antéricurement.

Abstract

The discrepancy between childbirth as planned and childbirth as actually experienced raises concerns about the consideration accorded to women's demands. This descriptive study examines the importance and fulfilment of primiparas' child-birth expectations. The sample was formed of 125 pregnant women recruited from groups attending prenatal classes in community health care centres. Participants completed structured prenatal and postnatal questionnaires about six variables related to childbirth experience: control, partner's support, nurse's support, pharmacological pain relief, obstetrical interventions, and first contact with the baby. Childbirth expectations are numerous and their importance varies from one woman to another. Also, their fulfilment varies depending on their nature and is rarely associated with the importance given to them by the woman. Overall, three variables, control, partner's support, and nurse's support were ranked equally as the most important by participants. Nurses should make more efforts to fulfil women's expectations and individualize their approach. They are instrumental in having this short but intensely meaningful event in a woman's life contribute to the development of a healthy identity as a mother.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 13Number 1April 1994
Pages: 55 - 72

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Version of record online: 1 Mai 2009

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Hélène Gévry
Université de Montréal
Céline Goulet
Université de Montréal

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