Development and Evaluation of 3D Delivery Animation Software Designed to Improve the Mother’s and Spouse’s Satisfaction with Delivery
- 1 Faculty of Nursing, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Takatsuki, Japan
- 2 Faculty of Nursing, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Takatsuki, Japan
- 3 Imoto Ladies Clinic, Echizen, Japan
- 4 Imoto Ladies Clinic, Echizen, Japan
- 5 Imoto Ladies Clinic, Echizen, Japan
- 6 Imoto Ladies Clinic, Echizen, Japan
- 7 Imoto Ladies Clinic, Echizen, Japan
Abstract
<b>Purpose</b><b>: </b>To clarify the effectiveness of 3-D delivery animation software for the mother’s and husband’s satisfaction with delivery. <b>Subjects and </b><b>Method</b><b>: </b>We independently developed a software application used to display the pelvic region and explain the labor process. The study involved a collaboration with hospital staff who recruited 18 primiparous and 18 multiparous mothers who were hospitalized for delivery at Facility A. The midwife explained the process of delivery using the “Delivery Animation Software”. A self-administered, anonymous questionnaire was distributed and analyzed separately for primiparous and multiparous mothers and their husbands. <b>Results</b><b>: </b>1) For both primiparous and multiparous couples, both mothers and their husbands gained a significantly higher level of understanding after delivery than during pregnancy. 2) The Self-Evaluation Scale for Experience of Delivery results were as follows: “I did my best for the baby even if it was painful” was selected more often for “birth coping skills”; “reliable medical staff” was selected more often for “physiological birth process”; “the birth progressed as I expected” was selected frequently by primiparous mothers; and “the birth progressed smoothly” was selected often by multiparous mothers. 3) In terms of husbands’ satisfaction with the delivery, “I was satisfied with the delivery”, “I was given an easy-to-understand explanation”, and “They explained the process to me” was selected of primiparous and multiparous fathers. 4) All primiparous and multiparous mothers positively evaluated whether the delivery animation was helpful in understanding the process of delivery. <b>Conclusion</b><b>: </b>The delivery animation was effective in improving the understanding and satisfaction of both the mothers and their husbands.
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