TY - JOUR ID - 19918 TI - The Effect of Beck's Cognitive Therapy On Anxiety and Fear of Childbirth: A Randomized Controlled Trial JO - Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health JA - JMRH LA - en SN - AU - Tata, Nasrin AU - Esmaeilpour, Khalil AU - Najafzadeh, Nowruz AU - NaderMohammadi, Mehriar AU - Mirghafourvand, Mojgan AD - MSc of Counselling in Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran AD - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran AD - a) Associate Professor of Anatomy, Research Laboratory of stem cells and Embryology, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran b) Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran AD - Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran AD - Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 10 IS - 2 SP - 3198 EP - 3209 KW - Anxiety KW - Fear of childbirth KW - Beck′s group cognitive therapy KW - Childbirth experience KW - childbirth satisfaction DO - 10.22038/jmrh.2022.62495.1775 N2 - Background & aim: The prevalence of anxiety and fear of childbirth (FOC) during pregnancy is high. This study aimed to measure the effect of group counseling with Beck′s cognitive therapy on anxiety and FOC in primiparous women.Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 68 primiparous women who referred to the health centers of Ardabil, Iran. The participants were randomly assigned to the counseling and control groups. The intervention group participated in six, 60-minute weekly sessions of cognitive group counseling. All women completed the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) before the intervention and during the active phase of labor. A questionnaire for the measurement of fear of childbirth (W-DEQ version A) was completed before the intervention, at the 36th week, and also two hours after delivery (W-DEQ version B). Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating (MCSR) and childbirth experience questionnaire were completed 12 to 24 hours after delivery. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, independent t-test, ANCOVA, and repeated measures ANOVA.Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of mean scores of state (P=0.842) and trait (P=0.859) anxiety during labor, FOC after the intervention (P=0.566), childbirth experience (P=0.400), and childbirth satisfaction (P=0.828). Also, there was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of vaginal delivery between the two groups (P=0.856).Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that Beck′s group cognitive therapy was not effective in reduction of anxiety and FOC. Therefore, it is recommended to do more research in this regard in the future. UR - https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_19918.html L1 - https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_19918_47bc70e559c81fe00ab1e8189e153921.pdf ER -