The prevalence and associated factors of fear of childbirth among Turkish pregnant women.
| Autor: | Gökçe İsbir, Gözde, Serçekuş, Pınar, Yenal, Kerziban, Okumuş, Hülya, Durgun Ozan, Yeter, Karabulut, Özlem, Abbasoğlu, Döne, Gönenç, İlknur Münevver, Sarı, Esra, Aktaş, Songül, Erdoğan, Semra |
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CHILDBIRTH & psychology
UNEMPLOYMENT SOCIAL support CROSS-sectional method FEAR PREGNANT women UNCERTAINTY RISK assessment SOCIOECONOMIC status PERINATAL death PATIENTS' attitudes QUESTIONNAIRES HEALTH attitudes SOCIAL classes DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHILDBIRTH education PATIENT compliance EDUCATIONAL attainment UNPLANNED pregnancy REPRODUCTIVE history PREGNANCY |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology; Jan2024, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p62-77, 16p |
| Abstrakt: | This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of fear of childbirth and affecting factors in pregnant women in Turkey. This was a cross-sectional study and included a total of 2025. Pregnant Women Assessment, some variables related to previous and current perinatal processes and Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (version A) were used for data collection. In this sample, 42.4% of the women reported fear of childbirth. What the women were afraid of most was the development of unwanted conditions at childbirth, obscurity/uncertainty, and negative attitudes of health professionals. The factors causing fear of childbirth were the low education level, unemployment status, low financial status, stillbirth, unplanned pregnancy, indecisiveness about the type of delivery, not attending prenatal education programs, negative effects of other people, insufficient social support, confiding in the healthcare centre and health professional, negative, and indecisive birth perceptions, prior negative birth experiences and not feeling ready for childbirth (p < 0.001). The prevalence of fear of childbirth in this Turkish sample, especially in the multipara is higher than in Western countries. Causes of fear of childbirth can vary with countries and even with each region of a country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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