The Effect of Childbirth Preparation on Women of Different Social Classes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2545159
AutoresM K Nelson (0000-0002-2453-8548, autor de correspondencia)
Año1982
Volumen23
Número4
Páginas339
Fecha de publicación1982-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2136492
PMID7161473
OpenAlexW1983694407
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas3

This paper reexamines the impact of preparation for childbirth on birth-related attitudes and events. Data were collected from approximately 300 obstetric patients before and immediately following childbirth. These data are used to demonstrate that working class and middle class women (in this study, defined on the basis of highest level of education) who do not attend childbirth classes have different attitudes toward, and experiences during, childbirth. The data also demonstrate that the impact of childbirth education is much greater among working class women than it is among middle class women. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed

Childbirth · Class (philosophy) · Developmental psychology · Middle class · Obstetrics · Political science · Pregnancy · Social class · Working class · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology