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Reproductive Health, 2022 Abstract Background Although early case studies have indicated that fear of childbirth can predate a woman’s first pregnancy, the concept of preconception fear of childbirth is largely unexplored. The few studies reporting on the prevalence of preconception fear of childbirth found higher levels than most prevalence ...
Elisabet Rondung +2 more
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDBIRTH – RELATED FEAR AMONG SLOVAK WOMEN
Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2017 Aim: Aim of the study was to examine the intensity of childbirth-related fear, its components and relationship with selected variables (age, parity, and delivery history) among pregnant women in Slovakia.
Lucia Mazúchová +3 more
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Design and psychometric evaluation of the fathers’ fear of childbirth scale: a mixed method study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background Fear of childbirth is reported in 13% of fathers, and it may have adverse consequences for the fathers’ health as well as their families. To reduce the fear of childbirth in the expectant fathers, an appropriate screening tool is needed.
Seyedeh Fatemeh Ghaffari +4 more
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Fear of childbirth in time of the new coronavirus pandemic [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020 Objective: Reflect on how the new coronavirus pandemic triggered or accentuated the fear of childbirth in pregnant women and affected childbirth care practices.
Sandra Patrícia Arantes do Souto +2 more
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Are smartphones a tool to cope with the fear of childbirth? The correlation between the fear of loss of connection and the fear of childbirth. [PDF]
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)With the spread of smartphones, they have become an indispensable part of life, and nomophobia (No-Mobile-Phone Phobia) has emerged.The present research is a cross-sectional study and was conducted with 3,870 primiparous pregnant women between April and May 2022.
Bingol FB +5 more
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Understanding women's experiences of fear of childbirth [PDF]
, 2020 Objective: Fear of childbirth (FOC) can have negative implications for women during and following pregnancy. This review aimed to gain a clearer understanding of FOC by synthesising peer-reviewed literature that had explored psychosocial associates of ...
Clark, M.
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BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Fear of childbirth (FOC) is a prevalent issue among pregnant women and significantly relates to adverse outcomes for the mother and child. However, it is not clear the prevalence and risk factors of FOC among pregnant women in a region with a ...
Teng Zhang +8 more
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, 2022 Background: Childbirth fear affects 5–40% of all mothers around the world, and there is mounting evidence that it has harmful impacts on women’s health. It could potentially lead pregnant women to feel isolated and unsupported if not identified.
Negessa, Endalew Hailu +3 more
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Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 Many women experience fear of childbirth (FOC). While fears about childbirth may be normal during pregnancy, some women experience high to severe FOC. At the extreme end of the fear spectrum is tocophobia, which is considered a specific condition that may cause distress, affect well-being during pregnancy and impede the transition to parenthood ...
O'Connell, Maeve Anne +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Background The Fear of Childbirth (FOC) is associated with several adverse health outcomes for children and women. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an interactive mobile health application named Tele-midwifery with an emphasis on ...
S. Khademioore +3 more
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