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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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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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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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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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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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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 and sense of coherence with their determinants in endangered and healthy pregnancies [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction. The growing number of Cesarean sections and the percentage of women dissatisfied with perinatal care are the one of the main problems of modern gynaecology in Poland.
Zlakowska, P.E. +2 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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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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