Background. Measures of spousal effect during parturient @entity158 should take a tripartite approach involving the parturients, spouses, and midwives. Aim. To develop and validate three questionnaires measuring spousal presence in management of parturient @entity158 in Nigeria. Methods. There are two phases: (1) development of questionnaires, Abuja Instrument for Midwives (AIM), Abuja Instrument for Parturient @entity158 (AIPP), and @entity1267 ( @entity1267 ), utilizing literatures, Kuopio instrument for fathers (KIF) and expertise of health professionals, and (2) pilot study to validate the questionnaires which were administered in two hospitals in Nigeria: midwives (n = 10), parturients (n = 10), and spouses (n = 10).      Results. Internal consistency for the three questionnaires indicated Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.789 (AIM), 0.802 (AIPP), and 0.860 ( @entity1267 ), while test-retest reliability was r = 0.99 (AIM), r = 0.99 (AIPP), and r = 0.90 ( @entity1267 ). Conclusions. AIM, AIPP, and @entity1267 provide a means of investigating the effectiveness of spousal presence in management of parturient @entity158 in Nigeria. However, further testing of each instrument is needed in a larger population to replicate the beneficial findings of AIMS, AIPP, and @entity1267 which can contribute rigor to future studies.

Spousal Presence as a Nonpharmacological XXXX Management during Childbirth: A Pilot Study.

@entity1267 :: ('MESH:D010319', 'Disease') :: ['AIPS', 'Abuja Instrument for Parturient Spouses'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain', 'Pain']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['Pain']
