RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADHERENCE TO ISLAMIC BELIEFS AND BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS

Religion is an important factor in preventing the incidence and prevalence of
ppsychological ddisorders , which can effect on women’s health promotion & public health. The aim
of this study was to assess the relationship between adherence to the Islamic beliefs and faith maternal
birth weight.
Materials & Methods: 100 postpartum women of Arefian hospital were selected by random cluster
sampling method for the study. Adherence to Islamic beliefs scale, and faith birth weight were used
for data collection. Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation coefficient test.
Results: This study showed that there was a significant positive relationship (P<. 01, R =.21)
correlation between both the religious beliefs of maternal and infant birth weight.
Conclusion: The results of this study include the need for more attention on maternal health screening
programs , ssupporting and counseling psychology of religion for woman’s health promotion in
routine prenatal care.