The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery

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Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Dahlman, Suzanne
Contributor Jensen, Virginia
Title The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery
Date 1970-06
Description This study was an attempt to determine the influence of viewing a birth film upon attitudes of expectant parents toward labor and delivery when the film was seen within the context of established prenatal classes. The data shows that neither the birth film nor the parents' own childbirth experience influenced attitudes toward labor. The birth film produced significant negative changes in attitudes toward delivery which were reversed to a more positive direction by the patents'' own experience. The parents' own childbirth experience produced a negative change in attitude toward the birth film. At the same time the parents expressed the opinion that the film was of personal benefit. This would support the idea that the film forces parents to face reality and deal with it in such a way that they are enabled to cope more effectively when faced with the actual delivery situation.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Childbirth; Parents
Subject MESH Labor, Obstetric; Motion Pictures
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RG41.5 1970 .D3.
Rights Management © Suzanne Dahlam
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier undthes,212034
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s46tp6