Effects of Relaxation Training with Education Program for Preterm Labor of Pregnancy Woman at Wanonniwat Hospital, Sakon Nakhon Province.

Abstract

     This quasi experimental research aimed to study effects of relaxation training with education program for preterm labor of pregnancy woman at Wanonniwat Hospital, Sakon Nakhon Province. The samples were pregnant woman who had premature labor pains and received treatment to prevent preterm labor in the delivery department at Wanonniwat hospital, purposive sampling of 30 samples. The instrument of data collection included; the questionnaires of general characteristics, self-assessment of stress test, knowledge test, satisfaction of the program and recording form of gestational age at birth. The study was conducted from January 17^th – April 16^th, 2024. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The comparative parametric statistics used Paired T-test and nonparametric statistics used Wilcoxon signed rank test.
     The results showed; most the general characteristic of samples were 63.33% of age group between 20-34 years, 100.00% of married couple status, 40.00% of graduated from high school, 33.33% of unemployed, 33.33% of monthly family income not more than 10,000 baths. The relation of pregnancy history were found that 16.67% of the congenital disease, 10.00% of previous of preterm delivery, 16.67% of previous of miscarriage. And found mean stress scores after receiving the program lower than before at a statistical significance of 0.01 (t=13.342, p<0.001). On the other hand, mean knowledge scores after receiving the program was higher than before significant at level of 0.01 (Z=-4.813, p<0.001). The satisfaction of the program was the highest level (=4.85, 0.30). However, the monitoring of gestational age at birth found 13.33% of preterm labor.