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Background: Parental self-efficacy is an important dimension of resilience in the transition to parenthood, increasing maternal well-being and children's resilience and psychomotor development. Previous research found correlation with childbirth satisfaction.
Methods: In a 2-phase longitudinal study, parental self-efficacy development (Parental Expectations Survey; Reece, 1992) was followed in a group of 99 primiparous women in respect to internal and external sources of coping with childbirth (Childbirth Self-efficacy Inventory; Lowe, 1993; Support and Control in Birth; Ford, Ayers & Wright, 2009) and other determinants. Findings: Parental self-efficacy before and after birth correlated significantly with each other and with perceived social support in childbirth in the group of women with secondary education (n=50); in women with college education or higher (n=49) postpartum parental self-efficacy correlated with external control during childbirth.
Discussion: Different coping strategies are preferred by women depending on education.