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Psychological perspectives on fear of childbirth
Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2016 The objective of this narrative review was to examine the literature on fear of childbirth from a psychological perspective, addressing the specificity of childbirth fear, the pathways of fear acquisition, and the physiological, cognitive and behavioral aspects of fear.
Elisabet Rondung +2 more
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A new scale for fear of childbirth: the Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire (FCQ) [PDF]
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 2021 To create a clear and acceptable measure of fear of childbirth with satisfactory content validity for use with English-speaking women in the UK.Fear of childbirth (FOC) can have a significant impact on a woman's view of her pregnancy, birth and her recovery post birth.
Pauline Slade +3 more
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Do childbirth confidence, prenatal depression, childbirth knowledge, and spousal support influence childbirth fear in pregnant women? [PDF]
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2020 Purpose This study investigated levels of childbirth fear and related prenatal factors (self-confidence for childbirth, prenatal depression, knowledge about childbirth, and spousal support) among pregnant women in South Korea.
Hyunjin Cho, Sukhee Ahn
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The Childbirth Fear Questionnaire: A New Measure of Fear of Childbirth [PDF]
, 2021 Abstract Background Fear of childbirth affects as many as 20% of pregnant people, and has been associated with pregnancy termination, prolonged labour, increased risk of emergency and elective caesarean delivery, poor maternal mental health, and poor maternal-infant bonding.
Nichole Fairbrother +4 more
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Correlation between Fear of Childbirth and Childbirth Self-Efficacy during Labor
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022 Background: The research on fear of childbirth and childbirth self-efficacy of pregnant women in China mainly concentrates on the late pregnancy, and there is a lack of research on the psychology of women during labor. This study aimed to investigate the
Yue Huang +5 more
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Preparation for Childbirth: Coping with the Fear of Childbirth
Healthcare, 2023 Pregnancy is a vital event in a woman’s life that involves not only important physical changes, but also psychological changes [...]
Juan Carlos Sánchez-García +2 more
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Relationship between Intensity of fear of Childbirth with choosing mode of delivery in Primiparous Women [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2017 Introduction: fear of natural childbirth is a common problem during pregnancy and severe fear of childbirth may have a role in choosing mode of delivery by mother. This study was performed with aim to determine the relationship between fear of childbirth
Nafiseh Andaroon +3 more
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Fear of Childbirth and Its Contributing Factor – An Exploratory Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, 2022 Background: Motherhood and pregnancy are cherished moments in a life and considered one of the most important events in a women's life. So, she does the best to maintain good health to bring into this world a healthy baby. The fear of pregnancy is called
Kanchan Sharma +3 more
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Fear of pregnancy and childbirth [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2003 AbstractPregnancy is a major life event for all women. However, when a psychiatric disorder is added to or exacerbated by the pregnancy then the problem requires expert knowledge from more than one area of medicine. This paper looks at pregnancy and the relationship with depression, eating disorders, and pathological fear of childbirth or tokophobia ...
K, Hofberg, M R, Ward
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An Integrative Review of Fear of Childbirth
Journal of Midwifery, 2023 This study aimed to provide knowledge for midwives to deepen their understanding of their clients when working closely with women during the perinatal period through an integrative review of ‘fear of childbirth’, and to clarify the research topics to be ...
Kumiko Kido, Yuko Uemura
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