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ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the self-perception and vaginal birth self-efficacy levels of pregnant women and to determine the relationship between them. Materials and Methods: The sample of the descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study consisted of 329 pregnant. Data were collected using “Personal Information Form”, “Self-Perception Scale for Pregnant women” and “Self-Efficacy Regarding Vaginal Birth Scale”. Descriptive statistics, Kruskal Walls H, Mann Whitney U, Bonferroni Post-Hoc and Spearman Correlation tests were used to evaluate the data. Results: The mean age of the pregnant women was 26.6±4.5 and 45.3% were primigravida. 70.2% of the pregnant women did not receive prenatal education. 26.1% of the pregnant women had a normal delivery before and 28.6% had a cesarean section. 61.7% of pregnant women prefer normal birth for their current pregnancies. The mean score of the "Maternity Perception " subscale of the Self-Perception of Pregnant Scale was 26.76±1.87, the mean score of the "Body Perception" subscale was 16.62±3.70, and the mean score of the Vaginal Birth Self-Efficacy Scale was 67.47±19.16. It was determined that there was a positive linear relationship between the Self-Efficacy Regarding Vaginal Birth Scale and the Self-Perception of Pregnant Scale’s Maternity Perception and Body Perception sub-dimensions (r:0.204, 0.284, p<0.01). Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was seen that as the perception of motherhood and body image of pregnant women increased, the level of self-efficacy of vaginal birth also increased.

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