The Impact of Prenatal Massage Experience Upon The Mother’s Delivery Confidence And Stress/ Anxiety

Abstract

This study examined the differences in delivery confidence and levels of stress/anxiety among pregnant women based on their experiences with prenatal massage. For this research, the researcher randomly sampled and selected 629 expecting mothers, who were members of an online community for expecting mothers, between August 15 and August 30, 2022, and collected survey data, which was analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 statistical package program. The results of this study are as follows: First, examining the differences in delivery confidence according to prenatal massage experience, it was found that prenatal massage experience has a significant impact on delivery confidence. Mothers with more experience had higher confidence in delivery. Second, prenatal massage experience was found to have a significant effect on the levels of stress and anxiety, with mothers lacking prenatal massage experience showing higher levels of stress and anxiety. The results of this study suggest that professional and systematic education on prenatal massage is necessary to contribute to the development of programs for pregnant women that can increase consumer satisfaction as part of the general prenatal program.