Fear of childbirth among pregnant women availing antenatal services in a maternity hospital in rural Karnataka

Autor: Melvin G Kumar, Maria Arul Jessie, Fabiyola Mary, Rosy Jacob, Avita Rose Johnson, Vijaya Raman, Twinkle Agrawal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject
Living child
mesh: It is important to identify and address the fears of childbirth that women may have before
during and after childbirth and it will help in better maternal and fetal outcomes
RC435-571
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
primigravida
primigravida Key messages: It is important to identify and address the fears of childbirth that women may have before
medicine
gravida
Childbirth
030212 general & internal medicine
reproductive and urinary physiology
media_common
Teenage pregnancy
Psychiatry
Pregnancy
business.industry
medicine.disease
during and after childbirth and it will help in better maternal and fetal outcomes
Routine antenatal care
030227 psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Feeling
parity
Family medicine
Fear of childbirth
Anxiety
Original Article
medicine.symptom
business
Developed country
pregnant women
Zdroj: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 41, Iss 4, Pp 318-322 (2019)
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
ISSN: 0253-7176
Popis: Background: Pregnancy, though joyful, may be a time of fear and anxiety. Twenty percent of pregnant women in developed nations report a fear of childbirth, and 6%–10% describe a severe fear that is crippling. This could lead to adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Data on fear of childbirth among pregnant women are lacking in India and would help in incorporating measures to enhance routine antenatal care. Methodology: With the objective of documenting fear of childbirth and associated factors, a cross-sectional study was conducted in rural Karnataka among women availing antenatal care services, using a face-validated 30 item questionnaire developed by the authors which was then scored to determine fear of childbirth. Results: Of 388 women studied, 45.4% (176) had a fear of childbirth. The commonest fears documented were: not feeling confident about childbirth, being afraid or tense about the process of childbirth, fear of labor pains, and fear of cesarean section. Teenage pregnancy, nulliparity, primigravida status, and having no living child were significantly associated with fear of childbirth. Conclusion: Overall, 45.4% (176) of women had a fear of childbirth. It is important to identify and address the various fears of childbirth that women may have, as revealed by this study, with a view to providing information and reassurance to the mother, with the aim of improved maternal and fetal outcomes.
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