Chitra Nayek¹* and Shipra Biswas²

¹Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing Faculty, College of Nursing, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal and Ph.D. Scholar, Manipur International University, Manipur, Imphal, India
²Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing Faculty, College of Nursing, N. R. S. Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal and Ph.D. Scholar, Manipur International University, Manipur, Imphal, India

*Corresponding Author: Chitra Nayek, Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing Faculty, College of Nursing, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal and Ph.D. Scholar, Manipur International University, Manipur, Imphal, India.

Received: November 14, 2024; Published: December 26, 2024

Abstract

A descriptive study assessed the perceived uncertainty towards childbirth among primi and multigravida women in a tertiary care hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal. The investigator adopted an extensive comparative study to assess the level of uncertainty to wards childbirth among primigravida and multigravida women in a selected Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal. Investigators selected 90 primi gravida and 90 multigravida women by simple random sample techniques. A structured knowledge questionnaire and a semi-structured questionnaire were used to collect the data. The result showed that the mean difference in perceived uncertainty towards childbirth among primi and multigravida women is statistically significant for calculated unpaired ‘t’ test value is higher than the table value of (1.96) with 178 df at p < 0.01 significance level. This prospective type of original research study has important implications for nursing practice and nursing education to compare the level of perceived uncertainty towards childbirth among primi and multigravida women. The result also showed that the levels of uncertainty towards childbirth among pri migravida and multigravida women with their selected sociodemographic factors as the calculated value of Chi-square(χ2) is more than the table value of Chi-square(χ2) at the 0.05 level of significance.

Keywords: Perceived Uncertainty; Childbirth; Primigravida; Multigravida

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Citation

Citation: Chitra Nayek and Shipra Biswas. “A Comparative Study to Assess the Level of Uncertainty Towards Childbirth Among Primigravida and Multigravida Women in a Selected Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal"Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 8.1 (2025): 36-42.

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