Table 3 Mean, standard deviation, effect size of fear of childbirth and self-efficacy
Outcomes | Time | Groups | Comparison between groups MDb; P-Value | Effect size (Cohen’s d), (95% CIc) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention Mean (SDa) | Control Mean (SDa) | ||||
Fear of childbirth | Baseline | 60.84 (6.26) | 60.12 (7.54) | 0.72; 0.614 | – |
Post intervention | 49.80 (9.57) | 57.84 (13.07) | −8.04; 0.017 | 0.70 (0.13;1.27) | |
One-month follow-up | 53.50 (8.88) | 57.96 (10.63) | −4.46; 0.114 | 0.45 (0.10;1.01) | |
General self-efficacy | Baseline | 25.56 (5.97) | 25.68 (4.87) | −0.12; 0.855 | – |
Post intervention | 28.60 (6.72) | 24.36 (3.97) | 4.24; 0.009 | 0.76 (−1.34; 0.19) | |
One-month follow-up | 28.27 (6.58) | 25.75 (5.24) | 2.52; 0.142 | 0.42 (−0.98;0.13) | |