Effects of Family Meeting on Stress and Gestational Age at Birth of Pregnant Women with Preterm Labor
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Abstract: Stress during pregnancy leads to premature births. Therefore, stress reduction in pregnant women with preterm birth is an important role for midwives. The aim of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the effects of a family meeting on stress and gestational age at delivery in pregnant women with preterm contraction. The sample consisted of pregnant women with preterm labor who were purposefully selected and divided into an experimental and a control group using simple randomization, 25 women per group. The experimental group received the family meeting and usual care, while the control group received only the usual care. The research instruments consisted of a demographic data form, a family meeting manual developed by the researcher, which consisted of 6 steps and took 45-50 minutes to complete the meeting. The content validity of the program was verified by experts. The reliability of the Suanprung Stress Test-20 (SPST-20) was tested using the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, yielding a value of .81. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, paired t-test, and independent t-test. The results showed that the mean stress score after receiving a family meeting was significantly lower in the experimental group than before receiving the family meeting (p < .001), and lower than those of the control group (p < .001). The gestational age at delivery was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (p < .001). The results of this study suggest that using family meetings to care for pregnant women with preterm labor is likely to reduce stress and maintain pregnancy to term.
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