[Effects of a Taegyo program on parent-fetal attachment and parenthood in first pregnancy couples].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a Taegyo program on parents-fetal attachment and parenthood in first pregnancy couples (mothers and spouses).


METHODS
The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest experiment. Study participants were 52 first pregnancy couples visiting two medium-scale obstetrics and gynecology clinics located in Gwangju. A total of 52 couples were assigned to the experimental group (25 couples) and the control group (27 couples). The experimental couples were provided with a Taegyo program for 4 weeks. Data were analyzed by chi square test, t-test, and ANCOVA using the SPSS program.


RESULTS
Post-treatment maternal-fetal attachment, paternal-fetal attachment and motherhood significantly increased in the experimental group as compared to the control group, but post-treatment fatherhood, anxiety, blood pressure and pulse of participants in the experimental group showed no significant difference from those in the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
From these results, it is suggested that the Taegyo program has beneficial effects in enhancing parent-fetal attachment and motherhood in first pregnancy couples. Therefore, a Taegyo program can be recommended as a nursing intervention program for first pregnancy couples.
Yang
Kyung Mi
KM
Department of Nursing, Chunnam Techno College, Gokseong, Korea.
Kim
Soon-Lae
SL
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033261:Maternal-Fetal Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy