title: Effects of antenatal education on fear of childbirth, maternal self-efficacy and parental attachment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to examine the effects of antenatal education on fear of childbirth, maternal self-efficacy, and maternal and paternal attachment.
  
  
  METHODS
  quasi-experimental study, comparing an antenatal education group and a control group.
  
  
  METHODS
  63 pregnant women and their husbands.
  
  
  METHODS
  demographic data forms, the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire, the Childbirth Self-Efficacy Inventory, the Maternal Attachment Inventory and the Postnatal Paternal-Infant Attachment Questionnaire were used for data collection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  antenatal education was found to reduce the fear of childbirth and to increase childbirth-related maternal self-efficacy. However, antenatal education was found to have no effect on parental attachment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  it is recommended that widespread antenatal education programmes should be provided in developing countries, and the content of the education programme about parental attachment should be increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  this study found that antenatal education has no influence on maternal and paternal attachment. As such, there is a need to increase the content of the education programme about parental attachment.
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Denizli, Turkey. Electronic address: pinarsercekus@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pınar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Serçekuş
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Denizli, Turkey. Electronic address: hakkgul@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Başkale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D036801:Parturition / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Antenatal education; Fear of childbirth; Maternal attachment; Paternal attachment; Self-efficacy