Higher prevalence of childbirth related fear in foreign born pregnant women – Findings from a community sample in Sweden

Ternström, Elin; Hildingsson, Ingegerd; Haines, Helen; Rubertsson, Christine

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2014.11.011

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“…Fear of labor pain and lack of childbirth education characterize Egyptian women's experience of pregnancy and childbirth. Ternström et al [50] supported the present study findings in their cross-sectional study that was conducted to explore the prevalence of FOC in Sweden, they concluded that childbirth related factors among primiparous women is based on fear of pain, the well-being of the baby, being physically damaged or loss of control. Also in study conducted by Serçekuş and Okumuş [28] who stated that fear of pain, fear of dying and complications such as haemorrhage or requiring an emergency CS described by study participants, but concerns for the baby was a less common finding in that study.…”

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Factors associated with fear of childbirth: It’s effect on women’s preference for elective cesarean section

El-Aziz

Mansour

Hassan

2016

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Background and objective: Childbirth fear is a major problem for women, as it results in avoidance of maternity, women & fetal stress and raise in women requests for cesarean delivery. The aim of this study is to investigate factors associated with fear of childbirth (FOC), and its effect on women's preference for elective cesarean section (CS). Methods: Design: Cross sectional descriptive design. Setting: Study conducted at five obstetrical and gynecological private clinics in El-Mahalla El-Kobra city. Subjects: A purposive sample consisted of 205 pregnant women selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection (Structured Interview Questionnaire, Melender (2002) Questionnaire to measure childbirth fear associated factors and Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire). Results: Revealed that 47.8% of pregnant women preferred elective CS. Fear of vaginal birth, safer mode for the baby, no influence on postpartum sexual life and pain associated with delivery were the most reasons for CS preference. Childbirth factor was the highest factor associated with FOC with mean ± SD 12.439 ± 3.949. Fear of pain, episiotomy and lacerations were the highest sub factors representative for childbirth factor (89.3%, 83.9%, and 82.4% respectively). The highest cause of FOC was negative mood with mean ± SD 13.302 ± 3.500. 50.0% of pregnant women with high FOC preferred CS. Conclusions and recommendations: Childbirth factor was the highest factor associated with FOC. Fear of pain, episiotomy and lacerations were the highest sub factors representative for childbirth factor associated with FOC. Pregnant women with high fear of childbirth preferred cesarean section. Recommendations: Undertaking information, education and communication programs to increase awareness of the women, husbands, health providers and society about childbirth fear and its effect on cesarean section preference in order to decrease elective cesarean section rate.

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Factors associated with fear of childbirth: It’s effect on women’s preference for elective cesarean section

El-Aziz

Mansour

Hassan

2016

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“…Bu da kadınlarda endişe duygusu yaratabilir (3,4) . Bu nedenle endişe duygusu, kadının zor bir doğum ve postpartum süreç geçirmesine neden olmaktadır (5) .…”

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Anxieties Related to Delivery and Postpartum Period of Pregnant Women Acording to Pregnancy Periods

Küçükkaya¹,

Dindar²,

Erçel³

et al. 2018

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ÖZ Amaç ABSTRACT Objective: Pregnancy is a period in women's life where psychological, biological and emotional changes occur in women. Pregnants are worried about the intensified feeling of a possible danger or a bad situation that can occur during labor and postpartum. The aim of study was to investigate anxieties related to delivery and postpartum period of pregnant women during various gestational weeks. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on 273 pregnants who applied for control at a Gynecology and Obstetrics Polyclinic and the Obstetrics Service of a university hospital between January-March 2017. The data was collected using Personal Information Form and Fear of Childbirth and Postpartum Period Scale (FCPPS). Results: It was found that total mean scores of Scale of Fears of Childbirth and Postpartum Period of the pregnant women for the first, second, and third trimesters were 4.2±2.8, 4.9±3.0, and 6.1±2.0, with a statistically significant intergroup difference (p<0.001

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“…Although most of women have good health in Western countries, the rate of childbirth interventions such as cesarean-section is high among them; for instance, the rate of cesarean delivery was 32.8% in the United States in 2012 (3). According to information obtained from Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, the rates of ce-that is debilitating and disrupts the labor process (9,15,16). According to a study conducted on primiparous women in Tehran, 74.3% of women selected cesarean-section due to fear of labor pain (17).…”

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“…The fear of labor pain is also a predictive factor of pain during labor that may increase the risk of emergency cesareansection and the rate of elective cesarean-section (9,15,27,34,39,40).…”

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Prevalence of Fear of Childbirth and Its Associated Factors in Primigravid Women: A Cross- Sectional Study

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Background and Objectives: Fear of childbirth is a common concern among pregnant women, which is why many women request Cesarean section. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the prevalence of fear of childbirth and its associated factors in primigravid women in Khorramabad, Lorestan province, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 primigravid women (gestational age: 18 -32 weeks), who referred to the health centers and stations of Khorramabad in 2014 for routine prenatal care. The participants were selected through multistage cluster sampling method. Childbirth attitude questionnaire (CAQ), demographic characteristics and pregnancy characteristics questionnaires, and Northouse social support questionnaire were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using chi-square test, t test, Mann-Whitney test, and multivariate logistic regression.

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Higher prevalence of childbirth related fear in foreign born pregnant women – Findings from a community sample in Sweden

Cited by 95 publications

References 36 publications

Factors associated with fear of childbirth: It’s effect on women’s preference for elective cesarean section

Factors associated with fear of childbirth: It’s effect on women’s preference for elective cesarean section

Anxieties Related to Delivery and Postpartum Period of Pregnant Women Acording to Pregnancy Periods

Prevalence of Fear of Childbirth and Its Associated Factors in Primigravid Women: A Cross- Sectional Study

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