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Objective: To study the correlation betwee n cop ing style, personality and quality of labor in pregnant women. Methods : Seventy-two pregnant women were assessed by the Medical Coping Mode s Questionn aire(MCMQ), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ), and quality of labor as measu red by pain severity, amount of blood loss, and duration of delivery. R esults: The coping style of avoidance and extraversion were found to correlate negativ ely with quality of labo r(P0.01), which in turn correlated with resignation and Neuroticism.Pregnan t women capitalize on the use of avoidance coping style, for which psychological intervention might be warranted.Conclusion:The pregnant women should used the coping style of avoi dance, and taken some psychotherapy to improve the quality of labor.
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