Predictors of fear of childbirth and normal vaginal birth among Iranian postpartum women: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fear of childbirth (FOC) may contribute to postpartum depression, impaired maternal-infant relation, and preference for cesarean in future pregnancies. We aimed to investigate predictors of FOC and normal vaginal birth among postpartum women who had planned for a normal vaginal birth.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 with postpartum women during the first 24 h after the birth. A sample of 662 women, selected using a convenient sampling method, filled out the questionnaire composed of socio-demographic and obstetric questions and the Wijma Delivery-Expectancy Questionnaire (W-DEQ). We used multiple logistic regression analyses to determine predictors of FOC and normal vaginal birth.

Results

The percentage of women with mild (score ≤ 3

SUBMITTER: Mortazavi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058756 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature