EFFICACY OF NURSING INTERVENTION MANAGEMENT OF ANXIETY BEFORE VAGINAL DELIVERY

Abstract

Vaginal birth is known as the spontaneous onset, or natural cycle, which allows the successful end of pregnancy in women. Objective: to determine the effectiveness of the nursing intervention anxiety management in pregnant women against childbirth, in the second level Hospital in San Gil, Santander. Materials and methods: is a quasi-experimental study, with a single group the sample consisted of 29 pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria, the information was obtained through the STAI state anxiety trait questionnaire “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Self Evaluation Questionnaire)” Results: It was found that the average age of the pregnant women who participated in the study was 24 years, the marital status of more than half of the pregnant women is free union with 65.5%. The difference in means between the pre and post scores obtained a statistical significance. The mean scores of the state anxiety variable decreased before (x = 22.3) after the intervention (x = 20). Conclusions: It was possible to describe the level of anxiety in pregnant women and when comparing the pre and post test, a decrease in the level of anxiety was evidenced, therefore it is necessary to work in a care plan, such as in the theory of care from Swanson, it must be a humanistic work towards the people in our care.