Women's experiences about the psychoeducational group programme with caring-healing modalities and peer support on fear of childbirth: A phenomenological study

OpenAlex İngilizce

AIM: To explore women's experiences on the psychoeducation programme based on Human Caring Theory in decreasing fear of childbirth. DESIGN AND METHODS: This Husserlian phenomenological qualitative study was conducted with 11 women. RESULTS: Four themes were identified; "self-motivators for participate in psychoeducation programme", "psychoeducation: a bridge to deal with fears", "ability to manage the fear of childbirth," and "change in birth type preference", with 10 subthemes. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Clarifying the experiences of women on educational interventions gives an idea about the applicability, sustainability and developability of these interventions.