Abstract

• The purpose of study carried out to determine the effects of antenatal education about the normal course of labor in last trimester (pregnancy 36 wks longer) influencing the State-Anxiety of primigravida. And the relationship between primigravia's general characteristics and State-Anxiety. This study was carried out between May 1. to October 20. 1979. The study sample consisted of 150 primigravidas who visited the out-patient of Department of obstetrics of Ew-ha Womans University Hospital. The method used for the collection of data were Antenatal Education Curriculum made by researcher and State-Anxiety Inventory. The questionnaire of State-Anxiety Inventory is made up 20 items. The date was analyzed by computer program. The followings are results. 1 . There was shown Satae-Anxiety to to be alleviated by experimental group than control group. There was significant relation between experimental gronp and control group. (p<0.01) 2 . Within the experimental group, there was no significant relation to State-Anxiety by age and education level. (p>0.05) 3. In the investigation sample, according to the primigravida's gestation, there was shown State-Anxiety to be increased by closing to the delivery (p<0.01). There was no relation of State-Anxiety response by age, education level, religion and acceptance of pregnancy, (p>0.05)

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