Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching on Anxiety regarding Birthing Process among Antenatal Women at Selected Hospital

Introduction: Childbirth, also known as labor and delivery, is the ending of a pregnancy by one or more babies leaving a womans uterus. Childbirth is a life-turning event in the most basic sense of the word. It means not only giving birth to a new life, but also becoming something new a parent. Antenatal education is a crucial component of antenatal care, yet practice and research demonstrate that women and men now seek far more than the traditional approach of a birth and parenting program attended in the final weeks of pregnancy. Objectives: 1) To assess the level of anxiety related to birthing process among antenatal women.2) To assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching on level of anxiety regarding birthing process among antenatal women.3) To find out the association between level of anxiety regarding birthing process among antenatal women with their selected socio-demographic variable Methods and materials: The research approach used was quantitative research approach. The research design selected for the study was a quasi- experimental one group pre-test post-test research design. Setting of the study: This study was conducted in antenatal OPDs in selected hospital. The sample was antenatal women. Sampling technique was Non probability convenient sampling technique. Description of tools: Modified Speilberger stait trait anxiety inventory scale to assess anxiety regarding birthing process. Result and discussion: The mean pre-test score was 69.8 with the standard deviation of 11.00, whereas in Post-test it was 53.43 with the standard deviation of 9.92. The mean difference in pre-test and post test scores was 16.37. It shows that the video assisted teaching was effective in significantly reducing anxiety regarding birthing process among antenatal women.