Ghodrati, F., Mokhtaryan, T., Akbarzadeh, M. (2018). Effect of Pregnancy-related Religious Training on Religious Attitudes among Pregnant Women. Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, (), 1-10. doi: 10.22038/jmrh.2018.10525
Fatemeh Ghodrati; Tahereh Mokhtaryan; Marzieh Akbarzadeh. "Effect of Pregnancy-related Religious Training on Religious Attitudes among Pregnant Women". Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, , , 2018, 1-10. doi: 10.22038/jmrh.2018.10525
Ghodrati, F., Mokhtaryan, T., Akbarzadeh, M. (2018). 'Effect of Pregnancy-related Religious Training on Religious Attitudes among Pregnant Women', Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, (), pp. 1-10. doi: 10.22038/jmrh.2018.10525
Ghodrati, F., Mokhtaryan, T., Akbarzadeh, M. Effect of Pregnancy-related Religious Training on Religious Attitudes among Pregnant Women. Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, 2018; (): 1-10. doi: 10.22038/jmrh.2018.10525
Effect of Pregnancy-related Religious Training on Religious Attitudes among Pregnant Women
Articles in Press, Corrected Proof , Available Online from 18 March 2018
1PhD, Department of Theology, Faculty of Humanities, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran
2PhD Candidate of Reproductive Health, Community-based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3Maternal-fetal Medicine Research Center, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Background & aim: Many researchers believe that religious doctrines have persistent effects on the mental and physical health and other aspects of human life. This study aimed to investigate the effect of training pregnancy-related religious doctrines on religious attitudes among pregnant women. Methods: This interventional study was conducted on 84 pregnant women with low and medium levels of religious attitudes in 2013. The study population was randomly divided into two groups of intervention (n=42) and control (n=42). The intervention group received religious education within the gestational weeks of 20-28 in six sessions. The control group received routine hospital trainings. The two groups filled out the religious attitude questionnaires before, immediately after, and two months following the intervention. The data were analyzed in SPSS, version 16, using t-test. Results: The results of the independence t-test revealed no significant difference between the two groups regarding the level of religious attitudes before the intervention (P=0.936). However, there was a significant difference between the two groups in this regard immediately after the intervention (P=0.001) and two months’ post-intervention (P=0.001). The level of religious attitudes increased from weak and moderate to a high rate following the intervention. Conclusion: Given the positive impacts of religious education on religious beliefs and attitudes, it is recommended to use this potential in prenatal care planning.
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