Analysis of the "power to give birth and to nurture" formation process of women who participated in a body maternity class

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This study investigated the effectiveness of a "Body Awareness Maternity Class" on the formation of the "power to give birth and nurture" of class attendees. Interviews were conducted recently with 40 females who had attended the class within the past 5 years. Of the 40 participants, all were healthy with healthy children, 38 had natural deliveries, and 38 breastfed for some period of time. Interview responses were analyzed using qualitative research methods the following five categories of effects of the Maternity Class on their lives were generated: "listening to one's body," "appreciation," "acceptance," "living life 'as it is'," and "relation to society." Findings revealed that the enhanced body awareness and sense of perception acquired during pregnancy were maintained over time.