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Multimedia Education for Early Labor: Effects on Anxiety among Women and Their Spouses
1
Hsinchu MacKay Memorial Hospital, nursery room, Hsinchu, Taiwan Province of China
2
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing- Midwifery and Women’s Health, Taipei-, Taiwan Province of China
3
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing- Midwifery and Women’s Health, Taipei, Taiwan Province of China
4
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, College of Nursing- Community Health Care, Taipei, Taiwan Province of China
Eur J Midwifery 2026;10(Supplement 1):A482
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Childbirth is inherently unpredictable and often causes anxiety among women and their partners. Limited time in routine antenatal care reduces opportunities to provide adequate guidance and emotional support. Multimedia tools can provide timely, accessible, and visually engaging information, which may help reduce anxiety.
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a multimedia intervention in improving early labor sign recognition and reducing anxiety among low-risk parturient women and their partners.
METHODS:
A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 84 low-risk primiparous women and their partners, who were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Data were collected at three time points: during antenatal visits after 37 weeks of gestation, at the first hospital visit for labor evaluation, and within one hour after admission. Study instruments included a demographic questionnaire and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Data were analyzed according to group assignment using appropriate statistical methods.
RESULTS:
A total of 84 couples completed the study. At admission, cervical dilation was significantly greater in the intervention group (5.21 ± 1.02 cm) than in the control group (4.17 ± 0.38 cm; p < .001). Generalized estimating equation (GEE) analysis revealed that anxiety levels were significantly lower in both women (B = –8.56, SE = 1.74, p < .001) and their partners (B = –8.90, SE = 1.77, p < .001) in the intervention group.
CONCLUSIONS:
多媒體介入與焦慮程度降低有關。
KEY MESSAGE:
多媒體介入；焦慮 Poster session 1 (Group A)
Childbirth is inherently unpredictable and often causes anxiety among women and their partners. Limited time in routine antenatal care reduces opportunities to provide adequate guidance and emotional support. Multimedia tools can provide timely, accessible, and visually engaging information, which may help reduce anxiety.
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a multimedia intervention in improving early labor sign recognition and reducing anxiety among low-risk parturient women and their partners.
METHODS:
A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 84 low-risk primiparous women and their partners, who were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Data were collected at three time points: during antenatal visits after 37 weeks of gestation, at the first hospital visit for labor evaluation, and within one hour after admission. Study instruments included a demographic questionnaire and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Data were analyzed according to group assignment using appropriate statistical methods.
RESULTS:
A total of 84 couples completed the study. At admission, cervical dilation was significantly greater in the intervention group (5.21 ± 1.02 cm) than in the control group (4.17 ± 0.38 cm; p < .001). Generalized estimating equation (GEE) analysis revealed that anxiety levels were significantly lower in both women (B = –8.56, SE = 1.74, p < .001) and their partners (B = –8.90, SE = 1.77, p < .001) in the intervention group.
CONCLUSIONS:
多媒體介入與焦慮程度降低有關。
KEY MESSAGE:
多媒體介入；焦慮 Poster session 1 (Group A)
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