Postnatal emotional balance in women with and without antenatal fear of childbirth

Areskog, B.; Uddenberg, N.; Kjessler, B.

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(84)90022-9

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“…27 However, Areskog et al reported women with antenatal fear of childbirth to run an increased risk of sustaining severe postnatal emotional imbalance with possible complications in their relationship with the child. 28 Although the findings of these studies indicate anxiety and fear during pregnancy to have effects on the childbirth experience, no studies have been reported from Iran. Furthermore, no study has excluded all individuals with depression or a family history of depression in order to evaluate the relationship solely between anxiety and fear of childbirth and postpartum depression.…”

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confidence: 97%

Anxiety and fear of childbirth as predictors of postnatal depression in nulliparous women

2012

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Anxiety and fear of childbirth as predictors of postnatal depression in nulliparous women

2012

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“…Firstly, in addition to increasing the risk of having a negative delivery experience, antenatal fear of childbirth has been found to be associated with severe emotional imbalance postnatally 2 and with potential for negative implications for the relationship between mother and child. It has also been argued that emergency caesarean section should be regarded as a pointer with respect to possible postnatal post-traumatic stress 3,24 .…”

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Does fear of childbirth during pregnancy predict emergency caesarean section?

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2002

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Objective Caesarean section rates are rising dramatically in the UK. It has been estimated that they have increased from 10% to 22% of all births over 15 years. A Swedish study has suggested that fear of childbirth during pregnancy may increase the risk of emergency caesarean section. The aim of this study is to identify whether fear of childbirth can predict the occurrence of emergency caesarean section in a UK sample. Design A prospective design using between-group comparisons.Setting Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, UK.Sample Four hundred and forty-three pregnant women, recruited at 32 weeks of gestation, over 16 years of age.Methods Participants completed self-assessment, postal questionnaires assessing fear of labour and anxiety using the Wijma Delivery Expectancy Scale (W-DEQ) and the Speilberger State Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI), together with their expectations about their mode of delivery. Delivery information was gathered via birth summary sheets. Main outcome measure Mode of delivery.Results Emergency caesarean section was associated with previous caesarean section, parity, age and a score reflecting medical risk, but not fear of childbirth or anxiety measures. There were no differences in fear between women experiencing spontaneous-vertex, forceps/ventouse, emergency or elective caesarean deliveries. The W-DEQ was factor analysed and was found to measure four distinct domains: fear, lack of positive anticipation and the degree to which women anticipate isolation and riskiness in childbirth. However, these individual factors also failed to contribute to the prediction of mode of delivery. Primiparous women in the UK sample showed highly elevated fear scores when compared with a Swedish sample. Such discrepancies were not found for the multiparous sample. Conclusions Fear of childbirth during the third trimester is not associated with mode of delivery in a UK sample. Possible cross-cultural differences are discussed.

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“…Some women develop FOC after hearing other women's dramatic stories (Fisher, Hauch & Fenwick 2006;Melender 2002). Because of their anxiety, women can be especially attentive to and selectively hear dramatic stories (Areskog, Uddenberg & Kjessler 1984). Anxious women are often vigilant for horrifying stories, and interpret them as warnings that something frightening can happen, whereas women who do not have severe FOC also hear these stories, but interpret them as "just as stories" and therefore do not give them much attention (Areskog, Uddenberg, Kjessler 1984;.…”

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“…Because of their anxiety, women can be especially attentive to and selectively hear dramatic stories (Areskog, Uddenberg & Kjessler 1984). Anxious women are often vigilant for horrifying stories, and interpret them as warnings that something frightening can happen, whereas women who do not have severe FOC also hear these stories, but interpret them as "just as stories" and therefore do not give them much attention (Areskog, Uddenberg, Kjessler 1984;. For parous women, risk factors for severe FOC during a future pregnancy seem to be a previous negative birth experience (Nilsson, Lundgren, Karlström & Hildingsson 2012;Lucasse, Schei & Ryding 2014), an instrumental delivery (Rouhe et al 2009;Lucasse, Schei & Ryding 2014), and an emergency CS (Ryding, Wijma, Wijma & Rydhström 1998;Rouhe et al 2009;Nilsson et al 2012;Lucasse, Schei & Ryding 2014).…”

Section: Aetiology Vulnerability and Risk Factors For Severe Focmentioning

confidence: 99%