Abstract:

Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the ability to communicate of midwives with the birth experience of women. Material and Methods: The sample of this cross-sectional descriptive research consists of 353 women who gave birth by vaginal delivery in a state hospital affiliated to the Health Ministry in İzmir between March 2016 and October 2016. In order to collect data in face-to-face interviews with the participants, “Puerperant Description Form”, “The Communication with Midwife Assessment Form in Childbirth” and “Wijma Scale, B Version of Expectation of Giving Birth /Experience” were used. In the analysis of the findings, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation were calculated, chi-square and correlation analysis were applied using the SPSS statistical program. Results: Average age of the women who participated in the research is 26,72 ± 5,05. Most of the births (88,7 %) of women were done by the midwife who followed the pregnancy, and 11,3 % of them by midwife and doctor who intervened during the birth process. Average point of the women who have got from Form of Assessment of Communication Perception of Women in the Childbearing Process was found as 25,03±6,52 (max: 33,00). The average score obtained by the participants from the Form for the Assessment of Perception of Communication with Midwives in Birth Process is 25.03 ± 6.52 (Max: 33.00; The average score they got from Version B of the Wijma Birth Expectancy / Experience Scale is 89.95 ± 23.08. The findings show that there is a negative, moderately strong, and statistically significant relationship between women's perception of the communication behaviors of midwives and their birth expectation/experience (r =, 36; p <0.05). Conclusion: The positive and effective communication skills that midwives exhibit during labor positively affect the birth experience of women.

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