Effect of Online Antenatal Educational Sessions during COVID-19 Pandemic on Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 10, Issue 2, July 2023, Pages 203-211 PDF (626.5 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2023.340382 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Dina Mohamed Abuelkheir* 1; Amina El-Nemer* 2 | ||
| 1woman's health &midwifery nursing department, faculty of nursing, mansoura university, mansoura City, Egypt. | ||
| 2Prof of Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Pandemic-related pregnancy stress is a particular form of pregnancy stress that is related to feeling unprepared for labor due to the pandemic as well as fear of COVID-19 infection. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of online antenatal educational sessions during COVID-19 pandemic on pandemic-related pregnancy stress. Sample: A purposive sample of one hundred pregnant women who attended antenatal care at antenatal clinics of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura city. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized. Tools: Two tools were used to collect data; A structured interview schedule was utilized to assess the demographic and obstetric characteristics of the studied pregnant women and the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress scale was utilized to measure stress related to COVID- 19 pandemic among the pregnant women participated in the study. Results: The current study results indicate that post-intervention pandemic- related pregnancy stress was statistically highly significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group (P<0.001). Conclusion: Online antenatal educational sessions during COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be a powerful tool to reduce pregnant women’s pandemic- related pregnancy stress. Recommendations: Applying an online educational program for pregnant women which is a new useful tool for providing antenatal health education for Egyptian women from now on. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| COVID –19; Online education; Pandemic- Related pregnancy stress | ||
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