Relación entre la autoeficacia percibida en primíparas y la visita guiada al paritorio / Relationship between the self-efficacy perceived in first-time mother and the guided visit to the delivery room

INTRODUCCIÓN: El parto es considerado uno de los acontecimientos más importantes en la vida de la mujer. Una adecuada información ayuda a disminuir su ansiedad, miedo e incertidumbre y favorece una vivencia más satisfactoria del embarazo y orientación hacia el parto normal. OBJETIVO: Evaluar la relación entre el nivel de autoeficacia percibida en primíparas y la realización de la visita guiada al paritorio. METODOLOGÍA: Se seleccionaron 150 primíparas, las cuales se dividieron en "caso", aquellas que asistieron a la visita guiada al paritorio del hospital, y en "control", aquellas que no asistieron a dicha actividad. RESULTADOS: No se encontraron resultados estadísticamente significativos entre ambos grupos que demostrasen una mayor autoeficacia en el grupo expuesto a la visita frente al no expuesto. El grupo control demostró tener mayores conductas de evitación para afrontar el momento del parto. CONCLUSIONES: La visita guiada al paritorio no influye significativamente en la autoeficacia percibida en la vivencia del parto, pero el grado de satisfacción es ligeramente superior en las mujeres que acudieron a la visita guiada que en las que no acudieron

INTRODUCTION: Childbirth is one of the most important event in a woman's life. Adequate information helps to reduce anxiety, fear, and uncertainty and favours a more satisfactory pregnancy experience and orientation towards normal delivery. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between the level of self-efficacy perceived in primiparas and the conduct of the guided visit to the delivery room. METHODOLOGY: 150 primiparas were selected, which were divided into "cases", those who attended the guided visit to the hospital ward, and in "control", those who did not attend said activity. OUTCOMES: No statistically significant results were found between both groups that showed a higher self-efficacy in the group exposed to the visit compared to the non-exposed group. The control group showed greater avoidance behaviours to cope with the time of delivery. CONCLUSIONS: The guided visit to the delivery room does not significantly influence the self-efficacy perceived in the experience of the delivery, but the degree of satisfaction is slightly higher in the women who attended the guided tour than those who did not attend