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Given that there may be some common characteristics in Asian cultures, such as grandparents\u2019 involvement with child care, this review focused on specific interventions in determining the effects of practices on particular outcomes in these populations, so that providers of antenatal education can tailor interventions that are more culturally appropriate for Asian women.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Inclusion criteria:<\/jats:title>\n Studies published in English or Japanese that included expectant primiparous women and couples in Asia who received antenatal parenting education were considered. The outcomes were maternal confidence, maternal depressive symptoms, and parenting stress.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n The authors searched for English-language articles up to February 2019 using MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and PsycINFO. They also searched Ichushi-Web for Japanese articles. A gray literature search was conducted using Google Scholar and ProQuest Health and Medical Collection. Two independent reviewers selected studies, and a critical appraisal was undertaken using appropriate JBI tools. Data were presented in narrative form owing to the heterogeneity of the included studies.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Four studies involving 652 pregnant women were included: three were randomized controlled trials, and one was a quasi-experimental study. The studies were conducted in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and included the following antenatal parenting education interventions: interpersonal, psychotherapy-oriented childbirth education; childbirth psychoeducation based on the concept of learned resourcefulness; and Internet newborn-care education based on self-efficacy theory. Overall, the methodological quality of the included studies was moderate. Meta-analysis was not possible owing to the heterogeneity, including small sample sizes and differences in intervention content, populations, and follow-up times. A subsequent narrative synthesis was undertaken for each outcome. Of three studies with maternal confidence as an outcome (n\u200a=\u200a496), two showed significantly higher maternal confidence at six weeks\u2019 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a0.000, Cohen's\n d<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a1.41) and three months\u2019 postpartum (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a0.016, Cohen's\n d<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a0.35) in the intervention groups; however, one study showed no significant group differences. Of three studies with maternal depressive symptoms as an outcome (n\u200a=\u200a534), two found significantly fewer depressive symptoms at three months\u2019 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a0.018, Cohen's\n d<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a\u22120.34) and six months\u2019 postpartum (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a0.005, Cohen's\n d<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a\u22120.42) in the intervention groups; however, one study revealed no significant group differences. Parenting stress was examined in one study (n\u200a=\u200a156); it showed significantly lower parenting stress (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a0.017, Cohen's\n d<\/jats:italic>\n \u200a=\u200a0.38) immediately after the intervention.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n There is insufficient evidence to support the effectiveness of a specific type of antenatal parenting education for maternal confidence, maternal depressive symptoms, and parenting stress for expectant primiparous women in Asia. However, the findings suggest that specific theory-oriented antenatal parenting education is potentially effective for those women. 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