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International Journal of Health Services Research and PolicyThis study aimed to examine the relationship between internet use and fear of childbirth in pregnant women. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 385 pregnant women who were referred to a hospital in Turkey.
Saadet Boybay Koyuncu, İpek Turan
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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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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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Risk of cancer after assisted reproduction: a review of the available evidences and guidance to fertility counselors [PDF]
, 2018 Infertile women requiring ovarian stimulation and assisted reproduction techniques (ART) are faced with difficult issues. The fear that using hormones could increase their risk of cancer is the most significant.
Codacci-Pisanelli, G +4 more
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Spontaneous childbirth-related mental images among pregnant women: a mixed-method study. [PDF]
, 2018 Mental imagery may reflect the present, past or future. Childbirth is often anticipated with joy but also in some cases with fear, which may negatively impact on the childbirth experience.
Favrod, C. +4 more
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Influence of prenatal maternal stress, maternal plasma cortisol and cortisol in the amniotic fluid on birth outcomes and child temperament at 3 months [PDF]
, 2004 This prospective, longitudinal study aimed to investigate relationships between indicators of maternal prenatal stress, infant birth outcomes and early temperament.
Baibazarova, Eugenia +5 more
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Intimate partner violence : psychological and verbal abuse during pregnancy [PDF]
, 2016 AIM: To examine the association between sociodemographic, pregnancy related variables and psychological and verbal intimate partner abuse (PIPA), as well as determine which of these variables, are predictors of PIPA during pregnancy.
Borg Xuereb, Rita +3 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2023 Purpose Uncertainty and restrictions on daily life have increased fear, stress, and depression during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Depression is the most common mental health problem in pregnant women.
Da-bin Seok, Hyeon Ok Ju
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Tokophobia: A dread of pregnancy
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2012 Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth. It can be classified as primary or secondary. Primary is morbid fear of childbirth in a woman, who has no previous experience of pregnancy.
Manjeet Singh Bhatia, Anurag Jhanjee
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background Co-morbidity is prevalent in women with fear of birth. Depressive symptoms and lack of prenatal attachment might influence the postpartum bonding between the mother and the new-born.
Ingegerd Hildingsson +1 more
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