Childbirth fear, birth-related mindset and knowledge in non-pregnant women without birth experience

Rublein, Lisa; Muschalla, Beate

doi:10.1186/s12884-022-04582-6

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“…Women who attended antenatal classes had lower levels of FOC and, as a consequence, a better childbirth experience, most likely due to the information received in these courses. These findings are consistent with other recently published studies [30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. However, the fact that women who attended antenatal classes had a better experience of childbirth has not been statistically proven as, although they obtained higher childbirth experience scores (CEQ-E), the differences identified were not statistically significant.…”

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Antenatal Fear of Childbirth as a Risk Factor for a Bad Childbirth Experience

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Giving birth is one of the most impressive experiences in life. However, many pregnant women suffer from fear of childbirth (FOC) and experience labour in very different ways, depending on their personality, previous life experiences, pregnancy, and birth circumstances. The aim of this study was to analyse how fear of childbirth affects the childbirth experience and to assess the related consequences. For this, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 414 women between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022. The Birth Anticipation Scale (BAS) was used to measure fear of childbirth and the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ-E) was applied to measure satisfaction with the childbirth experience. Fear of childbirth negatively and significantly predicted the childbirth experience. In addition, women who were more fearful of childbirth were found to have worse obstetric outcomes and a higher likelihood of having a caesarean delivery (p = 0.008 C. I 95%). Fear behaved as a risk factor for the birth experience, so the greater the fear, the higher the risk of having a worse birth experience (OR 1.1). Encouraging active listening and support strategies may increase pregnant women’s confidence, thus decreasing their fear of the process and improving their childbirth experience.

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“…In addition, older women are more likely to have had previous pregnancies, and therefore to have experienced childbirth before. If this previous experience was not the best, it can be expected that they will be more fearful of the new upcoming birth [33,34].…”

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“…20 Similarly, Cleeton reports that students have pain as a dominant dimension of their fear of childbirth. 22 Studies on fear of childbirth show that fear of childbirth is common among students. In a qualitative study conducted in order to reveal the emotions, thoughts, perceptions and cultural perspectives of nursing students about birth; It is reported that students have fears about childbirth.…”

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The Relationship Between Midwifery Students’ Attitudes Towards Marriage and Birth Fears

Yaşar Yetişmiş,

Benli,

Aksoy Derya

2024

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi

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Aim: This research was conducted to determine the relationship between midwifery students' attitudes towards marriage and their fear of birth. Method: A cross-sectional and relation-seeking study was conducted with students from the Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, of two universities in eastern Turkey. In the study, all midwifery students studying at both universities were tried to be reached, rather than sampling. The study was completed with 372 midwifery students who participated in the study on a voluntary basis. The data of the study were collected with “Personal Information Form”, “Inonu Marriage Attitude Scale (IMAS)” and “Women Childbirth Fear – Prior to Pregnancy Scale (WCF-PPS)”. In the evaluation of the data, number, percentage distributions, mean, standard deviation, Independent t-test, One-Way Anova, Tukey and correlation tests were used in SPSS (25.0) statistical package program. Results: The mean age of the students was 20.71±1.55. 80.1% of the students have an immediate family, 54.3% live in the city center, 96.8% do not work, and 56.7% of them have income equal to their expenses. The total mean scores of the students from IMAS and WCF-PPS are respectively; 69.73±20.01 and 36.37±12.00. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between students' attitudes towards marriage and fear of birth (p

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“…Most previous studies have focused on childbirth fear and anxiety during pregnancy among pregnant women [10,[17][18][19] , with only a few investigating the desire for pregnancy in non-pregnant women, including in China [20][21][22][23] . However, the desire to give birth should not be equated with the fear of pregnancy.…”

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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Fear of Pregnancy Scale: a translation and validation study

Wu,

Zhang,

Zhao

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Introduction Many women experience fear towards pregnancy, which can impact their desire to have children and the national birth rate. Thus, assessing women's fear of pregnancy is of great importance. However, there is currently no specialized tool for assessing women's fear of pregnancy in China. The purpose of this study is to translate the Fear of Pregnancy Scale into Chinese and test its reliability and validity among women of childbearing age. Methods Using convenience sampling combined with a snowballing method, a cross-sectional survey was conducted on 886 women of childbearing age in two cities in China. The translation was strictly carried out according to the Brislin model. Item analysis, validity analysis, and reliability analysis were employed for psychometric assessment. Results The Chinese version of the Fear of Pregnancy Scale comprises 28 items. Exploratory factor analysis extracted four factors with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 72.578%. Confirmatory factor analysis showed: NFI = 0.956, CFI = 0.986, GFI = 0.927, IFI = 0.986, TLI = 0.985, RMSEA = 0.032, and χ2/df = 1.444. The scale's Cronbach's α coefficient is 0.957, split-half reliability is 0.840, and test-retest reliability is 0.932. The Chinese version of the scale demonstrates good reliability and validity. Conclusions The Chinese version of the Fear of Pregnancy Scale possesses robust psychometric properties and can assess the degree of pregnancy fear among Chinese women of childbearing age. It provides a reference for formulating relevant policies in the prenatal care service system and implementing targeted intervention measures.

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Childbirth fear, birth-related mindset and knowledge in non-pregnant women without birth experience

Cited by 8 publications

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Antenatal Fear of Childbirth as a Risk Factor for a Bad Childbirth Experience

Antenatal Fear of Childbirth as a Risk Factor for a Bad Childbirth Experience

The Relationship Between Midwifery Students’ Attitudes Towards Marriage and Birth Fears

Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Fear of Pregnancy Scale: a translation and validation study

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