APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Perceived Control in Childbirth Predicts Postpartum Maternal Self-Efficacy
- Casey Gartland
Villanova University - Grace Koo
Villanova University - Jordan Hicks
Villanova University - Madeleine Pekosz
Villanova University - Ranya Al-Khayyat
Villanova University - Rebecca Brand
Villanova University
Abstract
How women experience childbirth has implications for their later well-being. Mothers reported maternal self-efficacy (MSE) and depression one month before and one month after giving birth. We found perceived control during childbirth predicted women's postnatal MSE, controlling for number of birth interventions, prenatal MSE, and pre- and postnatal depression.
Mood Disorders
