EFFECT OF BIRTH PREPERATION TRAINING ON PRENATAL ATTACHMENT AND DEPRESSION

Objective: This study is conducted to specify the effects of birth preperation training on the depression risk of pregnant women and their prenatal attachment levels. Method: This semi-experimental designed single group pretest-posttest study was conducted with 44 pregnant women attending the prenatal preparatory class of a public hospital. In the data collection process of the study, Pregnancy Presentation Form, Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PBI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used . The data were collected through interview method by the researchers. Results The mean for the age of the participants is 26,29±4,34, for the mean of the participants gestational week is 30,47±3,00, for the gestational observation number is 8,06±2,33. The average BDI score before participating in the birth preparation class is is 14.77 ± 7,40, the mean PBI score is 59,90 ± 12,40. The mean BDI score of the participants after participating in the birth preparation class is 8.06 ± 5.26. The mean PBI score is 71,88 ± 8.25. Prenatal attachment was found high in women who were planned pregnant, nuclear family and working women and the risk of depression was found low in multiparous women, Conclusion: It has been observed that birth preperation training decreases the depression risk of the pregnant women and increased the level of mother-baby attachment