Background: Anxiety about childbirth among primigravida women has a negative effect on the quality of life of pregnant women. Perceived social support plays a vital role in improving the psychological well-being of pregnant women by enhancing women's ability to cope with stressful situations. Purpose: To assess perceived social support, quality of life, and anxiety about childbirth among primigravida women. Design: cross-sectional research Sample: A purposeful sample consisting of 74 pregnant women Setting: Outpatient maternity clinics at El-Manial Hospital, Cairo University. Tools: Sociodemographic Data Sheet, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Pregnant Women's Anxiety of Childbirth Questionnaire, Quality of Life Questionnaire Results: The mean age of the study sample was M±SD=21.9±3.7 years, less than half (48.6%) had secondary education, while few (5.4%) of them were illiterate. The majority were housewives (73.0%), reported a low income (81.1%(and living in rural areas ( 55.4 %). Regarding the correlation matrix of the studied variables, there are highly negative significant correlations between perceived social support and anxiety of childbirth among the primigravida women at (r = - 0.41 and p= 0.00*) and there is a highly significant correlation between perceived social support and quality of life at (r= 0.34 and p= 0.002*). While there is no significant correlation between anxiety about childbirth and quality of life among primigravida women. Conclusion: The majority of the studied sample had a moderate level of perceived social support and quality of life. All of the studied samples had a high level of anxiety about childbirth. There were highly negative and significant correlations between perceived social support and anxiety about childbirth among primigravida women, and there is a highly significant correlation between perceived social support and quality of life. Recommendation: Establish educational centers and hotlines for increasing family awareness about the importance of social support and quality of life for pregnant women.
eid abd always Hassan, A., ELAShmawy Mohamed Shaban, H. T., & Omer Mahmoud Mohamed, N. (2023). Perceived Social Support, Quality of Life, and Anxiety of Child Birth among Primigravida Women. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 14(3), 1009-1026. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.328037
MLA
Asmaa eid abd always Hassan; Heba TAllah ELAShmawy Mohamed Shaban; Naema Omer Mahmoud Mohamed. "Perceived Social Support, Quality of Life, and Anxiety of Child Birth among Primigravida Women". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 14, 3, 2023, 1009-1026. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.328037
HARVARD
eid abd always Hassan, A., ELAShmawy Mohamed Shaban, H. T., Omer Mahmoud Mohamed, N. (2023). 'Perceived Social Support, Quality of Life, and Anxiety of Child Birth among Primigravida Women', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 14(3), pp. 1009-1026. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.328037
VANCOUVER
eid abd always Hassan, A., ELAShmawy Mohamed Shaban, H. T., Omer Mahmoud Mohamed, N. Perceived Social Support, Quality of Life, and Anxiety of Child Birth among Primigravida Women. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2023; 14(3): 1009-1026. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.328037
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