Spiritual needs throughout childbirth: a cross- sectional study among working women at the largest university in Brunei
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Title
Spiritual needs throughout childbirth: a cross- sectional study among working women at the largest university in Brunei
Subject
Assessment, Brunei, Childbirth, Women, Spiritual
Description
Introduction: : Healthcare professionals have fundamental roles in ensuring the spiritual needs of women
throughout childbirth are met. This concurs with the World Health Organization’s definition of health that holistically
comprises of physical/biological, psychological/mental, social and spiritual aspects. This study evaluates spiritual
needs throughout childbirth of women who are working in higher education setting.
Methods: Healthcare professionals have fundamental roles in ensuring the spiritual needs of women throughout
childbirth are met. This concurs with the World Health Organization’s definition of health that holistically comprises
of physical/biological, psychological/mental, social and spiritual aspects. This study evaluates spiritual needs
throughout childbirth of women who are working in higher education setting.
Results: A total 80 female staff participated in the study. Three out of the five domains of the spiritual needs scale
were found to be the most frequently addressed as interpreted from the mean score. These are: “Finding meaning
and purpose” 4.2 (0.6) followed by “Religious needs” 4.1 (0.7) and “Seeking peace” 4.0 (0.6). Those aged 40 and
above scored 4.3 (0.8), which is significantly higher (P = 0.048) for “Finding meaning and purpose” compared to other
age groups. Those who had four or more children had significantly higher spiritual needs for “Finding meaning and
purpose” 4.2 (0.6) and “Seeking peace” 4.4 (0.7) compared to those having one to three children.
Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that spiritual needs are essential during childbirth. “Finding meaning
and purpose” and “Seeking peace” were identified to be the most common spiritual needs during childbirth. As
women age and have more children, their spiritual needs increase. This study contributes positively toward the
improvement of care, particularly spiritual aspects where evidence is scarce. This study findings may be used by
healthcare professionals for developing interventions or strategies to provide a better and more holistic care to
women facing childbirth.
throughout childbirth are met. This concurs with the World Health Organization’s definition of health that holistically
comprises of physical/biological, psychological/mental, social and spiritual aspects. This study evaluates spiritual
needs throughout childbirth of women who are working in higher education setting.
Methods: Healthcare professionals have fundamental roles in ensuring the spiritual needs of women throughout
childbirth are met. This concurs with the World Health Organization’s definition of health that holistically comprises
of physical/biological, psychological/mental, social and spiritual aspects. This study evaluates spiritual needs
throughout childbirth of women who are working in higher education setting.
Results: A total 80 female staff participated in the study. Three out of the five domains of the spiritual needs scale
were found to be the most frequently addressed as interpreted from the mean score. These are: “Finding meaning
and purpose” 4.2 (0.6) followed by “Religious needs” 4.1 (0.7) and “Seeking peace” 4.0 (0.6). Those aged 40 and
above scored 4.3 (0.8), which is significantly higher (P = 0.048) for “Finding meaning and purpose” compared to other
age groups. Those who had four or more children had significantly higher spiritual needs for “Finding meaning and
purpose” 4.2 (0.6) and “Seeking peace” 4.4 (0.7) compared to those having one to three children.
Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that spiritual needs are essential during childbirth. “Finding meaning
and purpose” and “Seeking peace” were identified to be the most common spiritual needs during childbirth. As
women age and have more children, their spiritual needs increase. This study contributes positively toward the
improvement of care, particularly spiritual aspects where evidence is scarce. This study findings may be used by
healthcare professionals for developing interventions or strategies to provide a better and more holistic care to
women facing childbirth.
Creator
Ahmad Shamil Haji Mohd Adnan1
, Hanif Abdul Rahman2
, Sharimawati Sharbini2, 3
, and
Khadizah H. Abdul-Mumin2,
, Hanif Abdul Rahman2
, Sharimawati Sharbini2, 3
, and
Khadizah H. Abdul-Mumin2,
Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jn.v19i3.49897
Date
26 July 2024
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Ahmad Shamil Haji Mohd Adnan1
, Hanif Abdul Rahman2
, Sharimawati Sharbini2, 3
, and
Khadizah H. Abdul-Mumin2,, “Spiritual needs throughout childbirth: a cross- sectional study among working women at the largest university in Brunei,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11055.