The effect of psychological flexibility level and pregnancy stress on perception of traumatic birth and lactation success in primiparous pregnant in the latent phase

Aim: The study was conducted to determine the effect of psychological flexibility and the effect of pregnancy stress level on perception of traumatic birth and lactation success in primiparous pregnant in the latent phase. Material and Method: The sample of this cross-sectional study consisted of 310 primiparous pregnant women who came to labor at the Training and Research Hospital (Gynecology and Childhood Diseases Hospital) located in the city center of Malatya. The research was carried out between the dates June 2021 and July 2022. The data were gathered by using Personal Information Form, the psychological flexibility scale, the stress assessment scale during pregnancy, the perception of traumatic birth, and the latch lactation attitude and assessment scale. Percentage distribution, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and Anova, independent groups t-test, correlation and regression analysis were used in the statistical analysis of the data. Results: Among the ones seen in pregnant women, the traumatic perception is towards where (r= -.183, p < .001), and its positive aspect is evident with the postpartum period (r = .208, p < .001). At the same time, the perception of traumatic pregnancy with the stress of pregnancy is unclear (r= .472, p < .001), while it is marked negatively with the pointed tip (r = -.263, p < .001). TDA, which is under the influence of mothers, is explanatory at the rate of 3.4% and apparently 4.3% (p < .05). Conclusion: It was determined that as the psychological flexibility level of the pregnant women increased, the perception of traumatic birth decreased and the success of lactating increased. In addition, as pregnancy stress increased, the perception of traumatic birth increased and lactating success decreased. Keywords: Childbirth, Midwifery, Lactation, Pregnancy, Stress, Trauma.