Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 64. No. 2, 2025.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2025.64.02.01
Effects of Educated Labor Attendant on Birth Process and Related Factors
Sule Ozel
; University of Health Sciences, Zekai Tahir Burak Woman’s Health, Education and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
Yaprak Engin-Ustun
; University of Health Sciences, Zekai Tahir Burak Woman’s Health, Education and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
Umran Akinci
; University of Health Sciences, Zekai Tahir Burak Woman’s Health, Education and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
Hatice Kansu-Celik
; University of Health Sciences, Zekai Tahir Burak Woman’s Health, Education and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
*
Ebru Cakir
; University of Health Sciences, Zekai Tahir Burak Woman’s Health, Education and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
Ozlem Moraloglu Tekin
; University of Health Sciences, Zekai Tahir Burak Woman’s Health, Education and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
Gonul Tozlu
; University of Health Sciences, Zekai Tahir Burak Woman’s Health, Education and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The aim was to evaluate the effects of educated labor attendant (ELA) to pregnant
women on the delivery process, mother’s delivery satisfaction, and postpartum parenting behavior. Study
women were divided into two groups depending on whether an ELA was present during labor or not.
Obstetric and neonatal outcomes, Postpartum Parenting Behavior Scale (PPBS), Labor Agentry Scale,
and labor satisfaction rate were evaluated and compared in the intervention and control groups. A total
of 252 pregnant women, 126 in each group, were included in the study. The rate of cesarean section,
the need of systemic analgesic application and pain measurements were significantly lower in the study
group compared to the control group (p=0.01, p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). The mean PPBS and
Labor Agentry Scale scores were significantly higher in the study group compared to the control group
(p<0.001). ELA accompanying pregnant women help them overcome their labor fear in every stage of
delivery, and decrease the rate of cesarean section.
Keywords
Educated labor attendant; Birth support; Vaginal delivery; Parenting behavior; Labor agentry
Hrčak ID:
337439
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2025.
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