fa بررسی ارتباط حمایت اجتماعی درک شده در نخستین بارداری با رضایت از زایمان در زنان مراجعه‌کننده به مرکز آموزشی درمانی شهید اکبرآبادی تهران Midwifery Orginal research <p>Background and Objectives: Recent studies have shown that social and environmental factors as well as social communication play crucial role in pregnancy outcomes. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived social support in pregnancy with birth satisfaction. Materials and Methods: This was a correlational-descriptive study in which 200 pregnant women referred to the Shahid Akbarabadi hospital were randomly selected. Data were collected using demographic characteristic, the Multidimensional scale of perceived social support and Machey questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the regression analysis in the SPSS-16. Results: There was statistically significant relationship between the family and partner perceived social support with birth satisfaction. Only the partner perceived social support could explain the variance of birth satisfaction among the participants (p<0/05). Data indicated that the mean score of the partner perceived social support (23/63&plusmn;4/34) was higher than the family perceived social support (22/51&plusmn;5/18) and friends perceived social support (16/56&plusmn;6/16). The mean score of birth satisfaction was 68/16&plusmn;10/22. Conclusion: There was significant association between family and partner perceived social support with the birth satisfaction. It highlighted the necessity of providing educational programs for spouses and families of pregnant women in order to support and alleviate their birth satisfaction.</p> social support, obstetric, satisfaction, primi gravidity, Iran 54 64 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-133-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 homa sadeghi aval shahr هما صادقی اول شهر 10031947532846008044 10031947532846008044 No School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Scieence,Tehran,Iran دانشکده پرستاری مامائی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران. sayeh sadat moosavi sahebalzamani سایه سادات موسوی صاحب الزمانی sayh_moosavi@yahoo.com 10031947532846008045 10031947532846008045 Yes School of Nursing and Midwifery Zanjan University of Medical Scieence,Zanjan,Iran دانشکده پرستاری مامائی،دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان. freshteh jahdi فرشته جهدی 10031947532846008046 10031947532846008046 No School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Scieence,Tehran,Iran دانشکده پرستاری مامائی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران. leila neisani samani لیلا نیسانی سامانی 10031947532846008047 10031947532846008047 No School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Scieence,Tehran,Iran دانشکده پرستاری مامائی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران. hamid haghani حمید حقانی 10031947532846008048 10031947532846008048 No School of Management and Information Technology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran دانشکده مدیریت و اطلاع رسانی پزشکی ،دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران.