Gebelikte karar verme stillerinin doğum inançlarına etkisinin değerlendirilmesi

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Ataturk University, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, EBELİK ANABİLİM DALI, Turkey

Approval Date: 2026

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: ELİF YILDIRIM

Supervisor: Hava Özkan

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of decision-making styles during pregnancy on childbirth beliefs. Material and Method: This research was conducted using a descriptive study design. The study population consisted of pregnant women who voluntarily applied to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinics of Erzurum City Hospital and met the predetermined inclusion criteria between 30 April 2024 and 30 October 2024. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using the Personal Information Form, the Melbourne Decision-Making Styles Scale-II (MDMSS-II), and the Birth Beliefs Scale (BBS). In the evaluation of the data, descriptive statistics number, percentage, mean, independent samples t-test, analysis of variance, Mann–Whitney U analysis, Kruskal–Wallis analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, Spearman correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were used. Results: A significant, positive, and low-level relationship between the total MDMSS-II score and the medical process subscale score of the BBS (p 0.05). Conclusion: It was found that pregnant women's decision-making styles were at a moderate level and that the mean scores for the natural process belief subscale of the BBS were high. However, no significant relationship was found between the natural process belief subscale score of the BBS and the total score of the MDMSS-II. A significant, positive, and low-level relationship was found between the total score of the MDMSS-II and the medical process belief subscale score of the BBS. Key Words: Belief, birth, decision-making, midwife, pregnancy, pregnant, style.