The Effect of Supportive Education About Gentle Birth with Audiovisual Media on Readiness to Childbirth in Third Trimester Primigravida

Abstract

A third trimester primigravida mother's excessive anxiety indicates a lack of preparation that will negatively impact the mother's, the fetus's, and the delivery process's health. Making birth plans might help a mother feel more prepared for giving birth. The purpose of this study is to ascertain how preparedness for labor is affected by supportive education about gentle birth through the use of audiovisual media. Pre-experimental methodology with a single group pre-test–post-test design was employed in this study. Maternal preparation for labor and supportive education about gentle birth through audiovisual media were the research variables. In June 2023, the Pratama Anugrah Clinic in Surabaya recruited 30 participants for the study, of whom 30 were sampled using total sampling. The study group consisted of primigravida mothers in their third trimester. The questionnaire was the instrument, and the Wilcoxon test with α = 0.05 was utilized for analysis. The findings demonstrated that whereas most respondents (60%) felt well-prepared before receiving supportive education, nearly all respondents (93.3%) felt well-prepared for childbirth after receiving such information. The Pratama Anugrah Clinic Surabaya's mothers' preparedness for childbirth is impacted by supportive education, as indicated by the findings of the Wilcoxon test analysis, which yielded a P=0.003 result. The study concludes that maternal preparedness for childbirth can be positively impacted by supportive education about gentle birth through audiovisual media, leading to an increase in knowledge, information, and maternal readiness.