Fear of childbirth: prevalence and associated factors in pregnant women of a maternity hospital in southern Brazil

ABSTRACT:

Background

The fear of childbirth (FOC) harms maternal and fetal health, however it has been little studied in Brazil. This research aimed to determine the prevalence of FOC in a maternity hospital in southern Brazil and identify its associated factors.

Methods

The Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire – W-DEQ(A) was used to assess the prevalence of FOC, and its relationship with sociodemographic variables, gestational history, aspects of the current pregnancy, knowledge about childbirth, anxiety symptoms (Beck Anxiety Inventory), depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale), and perception of social support (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support) was investigated. Questionnaires about the content of FOC and information sources regarding child

SUBMITTER: Dal Moro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10474709 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature