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Tokophobia. Causes, symptoms and psychotherapy [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2021 The fear of childbirth is a mental health problem that involves a severe, excessive fear of pregnancy and the time of birth. This condition is also called "tocophobia" or, better said, birth phobia.
Corina-Ioana Paica +6 more
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Childbirth fear, birth-related mindset and knowledge in non-pregnant women without birth experience
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background Childbirth fear and interventions during childbirth might be related to the mindset and knowledge non-pregnant women have regarding childbirth.
Lisa Rublein, Beate Muschalla
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundFear of childbirth is a prevalent issue among women, with a wide range of interventions to dispel it. Here we explored a novel and beneficial intervention and one possible influence mechanism of it.MethodsThe cross-sectional study recruited 1 ...
Shidi Liu +19 more
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Fear of Childbirth in Nulliparous Women
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 PurposeThe relation between fear of childbirth (FoC) and gestational age is inconclusive, and self-reported need for help regarding this fear has never been investigated. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and course of FoC according to gestational age, to identify risk factors for the development of FoC, the influence of this fear on ...
Yvette M. G. A. Hendrix +5 more
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PRENATAL GENTLE YOGA HELPS PREGNANT WOMEN IN REDUCING FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH
Placentum, 2023 Background: Expectant mothers will experience physiological and psychological changes during pregnancy, including feeling fear of childbirth. Fear is a psychological condition that can raise catecholamine levels and decrease uterine contractions ...
Yunita Laila Astuti +3 more
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What Makes Woman Afraid of Their Childbirth?: A Qualitative Study
Jurnal Info Kesehatan, 2023 Fear generally fills the minds of pregnant women as they enter the third trimester of gestation. The older the gestational age, the more attention and thoughts of pregnant women are drawn to the approaching climax of childbirth, intensifying their ...
Siti Nurhidayati +7 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 IntroductionPrenatal psychological distress is prevalent during pregnancy. This study aimed to estimate the associations among fear of childbirth, resilience and psychological distress.MethodsA total of 1,060 Chinese pregnant women were enrolled from Be ...
Xiaoxiao Mei +6 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018 Background Fear of childbirth may reduce the womens’ pain tolerance during labour and may have impact on the mother-infant interaction. We aimed to assess (1) the association between fear of childbirth antepartum and subsequent request for ...
Sabine L. M. Logtenberg +6 more
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objective Adolescent pregnancy as a growing phenomenon in the world has been investigated from different aspects. However, the examination of childbirth fear and self-efficacy has received less attention.
Mojgan Mirghafourvand +2 more
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Screening for Perinatal Anxiety Using the Childbirth Fear Questionnaire: A New Measure of Fear of Childbirth [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 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 +3 more
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