Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia [PDF]
The Cochrane Library, 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 ...
Ali S Khashan, Patricia Leahy-Warren
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Tocophobia and Women's Desire for a Caesarean Section: a Systematic Review [PDF]
Mædica, 2022 Introduction:The rate of cesarean sections has been continuously increasing in most industrialized countries in recent years. It has been observed that the rate of cesarean sections has increased in the last thirty years and is now between 0.4 and 65%. A significant percentage of women, ranging from 1-20%, request a caesarean section without a medical ...
Kleanthi Gourounti
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A Systematic Review of Tocophobia Rate Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
Mædica, 2023 Introduction: Childbirth is a phenomenon that causes stress to future mothers. The fear of childbirth is complemented by the fear that prevails all over the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Childbirth alone entails many risks; adding to them the COVID-19 outbreaks lead to a considerable amount of uncertainty that affects the psychology of pregnant ...
Kleanthi Gourounti
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Tocophobia experience and its impact on birth choices among Nigerian women: a qualitative exploratory study [PDF]
Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 while pregnancy is a very beautiful and memorable experience for most women, some women may experience apathy towards childbirth and have feelings of fear and anxiety (tocophobia). Tocophobia can be far reaching with adverse physiologic and emotional consequences for mothers, infants and families.
Deborah Tolulope Esan +1 more
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Tocophobia: Risk Factors, Consequences and Management – A Systematic Review of the Literature [PDF]
MædicaAs far as childbirth is concerned, it is well known that it constitutes a major life process for every woman. Many women experience negative emotions during pregnancy because of the normal hormonal changes. However, if fear becomes severe, it gives rise to a specific pathology termed tocophobia.
Sarella A +8 more
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Interventions for Tocophobia: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research JCDRIntroduction: Many women experience fear regarding childbirth, scientifically known as tocophobia. Mild levels of tocophobia may be normal during pregnancy, but higher or severe levels can be pathological and detrimental to the health of both the ...
Ishita Purshottam Shah +1 more
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Design and psychometric evaluation of the fathers’ fear of childbirth scale: a mixed method study [PDF]
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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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on peripartum affective psychopathology [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Despite COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacting mental health, few studies evaluated effects on perinatal mental health. Objectives Therefore, we aimed at assessing pregnant and puerperal women during first and second COVID-19 waves ...
S. Pompili +4 more
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Fear of childbirth: prevalence and associated factors in pregnant women of a maternity hospital in southern Brazil [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023 Background The fear of childbirth (FOC) harms maternal and fetal health, however it has been little studied in Brazil. This research aimed to determine the prevalence of FOC in a maternity hospital in southern Brazil and identify its associated factors ...
Ana Paula Maia Dal Moro +4 more
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Treatment of Pregnant Women With Fear of Childbirth Using EMDR Therapy: Results of a Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Fear of childbirth (FoC) occurs in 7. 5% of pregnant women and has been associated with adverse feto-maternal outcomes. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of posttraumatic stress ...
M. A. M. Baas +9 more
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