The Effect of Breathing Exercise and Affirmation Method Used in Labor on Women's Birth Self-Efficacy and Satisfaction

"32 the Pregnant Identifying Characteristics Form, the Short Version of the Self-Efficacy Scale in Childbirth was completed before the pregnancy intervention and the VAS was measured. Breathing exercise training and application were carried out during the latent phase process. In this training, the importance of proper breathing was explained and diaphragmatic breathing application was made.~During the active phase process (4-7 cm), the Innatal Period Evaluation Form was filled out and the VAS was measured, and diaphragmatic breathing exercise was performed every 30 minutes from the beginning of contraction until the end of contraction. During the transition phase (8-10 cm), the Innatal Period Evaluation Form, the Short Version of the Self-Efficacy Scale in Childbirth were filled out and the VAS was measured, and diaphragmatic breathing exercise was performed once every 15 minutes from the beginning of contraction to the end of contraction."

"32 pregnant women who were admitted to the hospital for childbirth and were in the latent phase (0-3 cm) filled out the pre-intervention Pregnant Identifying Characteristics Form, the Short Version of the Self-Efficacy Scale in Childbirth, and the VAS was measured. During the latent phase, affirmation phrases were shown to the pregnant women and the application was explained. During the active phase process (4-7 cm), the Innatal Period Evaluation Form was filled out and the VAS was measured, and the affirmation phrases were repeated and used by the researcher every 30 minutes from the beginning of the contraction until the end of the contraction.~During the transition phase (8-10 cm), the Innatal Period Evaluation Form, the Short Version of the Self-Efficacy Scale in Childbirth were filled out and the VAS was measured, and affirmation sentences and support sentences were said every 15 minutes from the beginning of the contraction to the end of the contraction."

During the latent phase, affirmation phrases were shown to the pregnant women and the application was explained and the application was made with breathing exercise training. In this training, the importance of proper breathing was explained and diaphragmatic breathing application was made. During the active phase process (4-7 cm), the Congenital Period Evaluation Form was filled out and the VAS was measured, and diaphragmatic breathing exercise was performed once every 30 minutes from the beginning of contraction to the end of contraction, and the affirmation phrases were repeated and used by the researcher