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Fear in childbirth: are the media responsible?

, 2014
This is the second year that the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal and Perinatal Health convened a debate as part of the Festival of Learning at Bournemouth University (BU).
Hundley, Vanora, Luce, Ann, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Dewberry, J., Duff, E..   +4 more
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Fear of childbirth: validation of the Kiswahili version of Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire versions A and B in Tanzania

, 2022
Background Fear of childbirth is common both before and after childbirth, often leading to complications in mother and new-born. The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaires (W-DEQ) are commonly used to measure fear of childbirth among women ...
Massae, Agnes F., Agnes F. Massae, Pembe, Andrea B., Massae, Agnes, Leshabari, Sebalda,, Pembe, Andrea B.,, Leshabari, Sebalda, Mbekenga, Columba, Mbekenga, Columba,, Svanberg, Agneta S., Skoog Svanberg, Agneta, Larsson, Margareta,, Margareta Larsson, Agneta S. Svanberg, Andrea B. Pembe, Skoog Svanberg, Agneta,, Columba Mbekenga, Larsson, Margareta, Sebalda Leshabari, Massae, Agnes,   +19 more
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Identifying fear of childbirth in a UK population: qualitative examination of the clarity and acceptability of existing measurement tools in a small UK sample

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Fear of childbirth is related to but not synonymous with general anxiety, and represents a superior predictor for maternal and infant outcomes.
P. Slade, K. Balling, K. Sheen, G. Houghton   +3 more
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Effects of educational intervention based on childbirth scenarios on fear of childbirth in primiparous women

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: Fear of childbirth (FOC) is one of the common reasons for choosing cesarean delivery without medical indications. The present study aimed to assess the effect of childbirth scenario-based educational intervention on FOC in primiparous women ...
Farnaz Shaliha, Fatemeh Jafarzadeh-Kenarsari, Zahra Bostani-Khalesi, Saman Maroufizadeh, Zainab Alimoradi   +4 more
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Fear of childbirth

, 2015
Every 10th pregnant women suffers from severe fear of childbirth. It causes anxiety and physical symptoms during pregnancy, and may interfere with mother-infant bonding. Caesarean sections on maternal request are rising worldwide. The major indication is
Rouhe, Hanna
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The exploration of elective Caesarian sections as a choice around childbirth

, 2011
Includes bibliographical references.A growing number of women in the private health sector are choosing to have elective caesareans in South Africa. This dissertation explores the motivations influencing women who choose an elective caesarean section (CS)
Lappeman, Maura
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The paternal experience of fear of childbirth: An integrative review

, 2021
Background: It is estimated that approximately 13% of expectant fathers experience a pathological and debilitating fear of childbirth. Objective: The aim of this integrative review was to examine and synthesise the current body of research relating to ...
Maria Noonan (10839979), TERESA TUOHY (12346246), Noonan, Maria, Maria Noonan, Emma Moran (12598810), Tuohy, Teresa, Carmel Bradshaw, CARMEL BRADSHAW (12352957), Bradshaw, Carmel, Moran, Emma, Emma Moran, Teresa Tuohy   +11 more
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Tokophobia; pathological fear of childbirth: A systematic review

حیات, 2020
Background & Aim: Tokophobia was introduced as a psychiatric disorder for the first time in 2000. The purpose of this study is to answer four questions: What is tokophobia and how does it occur? What is the global prevalence of tokophobia?
Leila Shabakhti, Camelia Rohani, Mahsa Matbouei, Narges Jafari   +3 more
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Childbirth Fear and Associated Factors in a Sample of Pregnant Iranian Women

Oman Medical Journal, 2018
Objectives: Fear of childbirth is common during pregnancy and may contribute to several adverse outcomes. We aimed to investigate childbirth fear and associated factors in a sample of pregnant Iranian women.
Forough Mortazavi, Jila Agah
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Natural childbirth in twentieth century England : a history of alternative approaches to birth from the 1940s to the 1990s.

, 2010
PhDIt is well-established that a medical model of childbirth shaped maternity policy during the second half of the twentieth century. However, alongside this narrative of medicalised childbirth, an idea emerged that was to challenge medical hegemony in
Raphael, Amanda-Jane
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