ผลของโปรแกรมการส่งเสริมศักยภาพสตรีตั้งครรภ์ที่เสี่ยงต่อภาวะเจ็บครรภ์คลอดก่อนกำหนด ต่ออัตราการเกิดภาวะเจ็บครรภ์คลอดและการคลอดก่อนกำหนด

Abstract

This research was quasi-experimental, a two-group study comparing experimental and control groups to study an empowerment program for pregnant women at risk of preterm labor. Pregnant women at Trang Hospital who were at risk of preterm labor were included in the study. The sample group was divided into a control group that received standard prenatal care, and an experimental group that received an empowerment program for pregnant women at risk of preterm labor, 30 per group. The data was collected between May and September of 2022. The instruments for the intervention consist of 1) an empowerment program for pregnant women at risk of preterm labor 2) preterm labor knowledge measurement  and 3) the birth outcome record. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-squared statistics.

The findings revealed no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of preterm labor between the experimental and control groups (P.05). The prevalence of preterm labor was 6.67% in the experimental group and 16.67 percent in the control group. The experimental and control groups had a significant difference in the prevalence of preterm delivery (P. 05). The experimental group did not find any preterm birth, while the control group found 30 percent of preterm deliveries. The results of this study suggest that utilizing empowerment programs for pregnant women at risk of preterm labor will enable them to prevent preterm labor and remain pregnant until full term. It is necessary to empower the pregnant woman to practice behaviors that prevent preterm birth.