Table 2 Birth belief scale scores of pregnant women before and after antenatal education

Total score

median (Q₁-Q₃)

mean ± SD

min-max

41 (39–44)

41 ± 3.9

28–49

41 (39–43)

41 ± 3.2

35–49

Total Medical belief score

median (Q1-Q3)

mean ± SD

min-max

19 (18–21)

19 ± 2.9

12–25

17 (16–20)

17 ± 2.6

13–25

Total Natural belief score

median (Q1-Q3)

mean ± SD

min-max

22 (20–24)

22 ± 2.4

12–25

24 (22–25)

23 ± 1.5

17–25

Medical belief scale arithmetic mean for each patient

median (Q1-Q3)

mean ± SD

min-max

3.17 (3.00-3.50)

3.22 ± 0.494

2.00-4.17

2.83 (2.67–3.33)

2.96 ± 0.439

2.17–4.17

Natural belief scale arithmetic mean for each patient

median (Q1-Q3)

mean ± SD

min-max

4.40 (4.00-4.80)

4.34 ± 0.484

2.40-5.00

4.80 (4.40-5.00)

4.68 ± 0.300

3.40-5.00