Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2023; 13(12): 1053-1060
Published online Dec 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i12.1053
Table 1 General information about the study population


Observation group (n = 70)
Control group n = 70)
t/χ2
P value
Age (yr)27.23 ± 1.4627.25 ± 1.250.9820.902
Weight (kg)72.91 ± 5.4472.91 ± 5.441.9730.981
DomicileUrban56550.214
Rural1415
Weeks of pregnancy (wk)39.41 ± 1.2239.25 ± 1.300.7120.131
No. of deliveries1.23 ± 0.301.18 ± 0.210.5610.056
Table 2 Maternal psychological state score before and after delivery
Before childbirth
After childbirth

SAS
SDS
SAS
SDS
Observation group57.25 ± 1.6857.57 ± 2.5551.35 ± 1.2350.41 ± 1.33
Control group57.39 ± 1.8757.49 ± 2.6148.78 ± 1.1547.88 ± 1.21
t1.2410.9877.8126.902
P value0.5210.712< 0.001< 0.001
Table 3 Comparative analysis of two groups of maternal labor time

The first stage of labor (h)
The second stage of labor (min)
The third stage of labor (min)
Control group8.26 ± 1.7645.32 ± 7.259.29 ± 1.37
Observation group6.15 ± 1.2133.19 ± 5.356.33 ± 0.91
t7.19314.21011.021
P value< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001
Table 4 Comparative analysis of the incidence of post-delivery complications between both groups

Postpartum depression
Postpartum hemorrhage
Weak contractions
Total incidence of complications
Observation group, n (%)2 (2.86) 3 (4.29) 3 (4.29)8 (11.43)
Control group, n (%)10 (14.29)7 (10.0)11 (15.71)28 (40.0)
χ223.914
P value< 0.001
Table 5 Comparative analysis of maternal nursing satisfaction between both groups

Basic nursing care
Nursing methods
Nursing intervention
Nursing care attitude
Observation group94.24 ± 2.8196.91 ± 2.9294.45 ± 1.9197.89 ± 3.14
Control group90.89 ± 1.1291.21 ± 1.1490.14 ± 0.9492.94 ± 1.58
t7.19314.21011.0218.931
P value< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001