ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
Fear of Childbirth in Nulliparous Women.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Global prevalence and associated factors of severe fear of childbirth: a systematic review and Meta-Analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of antenatal education and telephone counseling on childbirth fear of nulliparous women and their attitudes toward childbirth: a randomized controlled trial.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Trial
- Psychological Mechanisms in Fear of Childbirth: Intolerance of Uncertainty in Nulliparous and Multiparous Women.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2026Article
- The tokophobia severity scale: a psychometric multicountry study with childbearing-age women.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- The mediating role of fetal health anxiety in the relationship between fear of childbirth and preferred mode of delivery among pregnant women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- The reasons why Flemish low-risk nulliparous pregnant women choose a specific antenatal care provider: A descriptive qualitative study.European journal of midwifery · 2026Article
- Developmental trajectories of maternal fear of childbirth at different times: a prospective longitudinal study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Effect of Personality and Pain Catastrophizing on Postoperative Analgesia Following Cesarean Section: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
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- Embracing Motherhood: Impact of Nurse Led Fear and Apprehension Related to Labour or Childbirth Improving Intervention (FALCI) in Reducing Childbirth Fear Among Pregnant Women.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2023Article
- Fear of childbirth and its determinants in pregnant women in the third trimester: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Validation of the German version of the pregnancy-related anxiety scale (PrAS): psychometric properties across all trimesters of pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose: The relation between fear of childbirth (FoC) and gestational age is inconclusive, and self-reported need for help regarding this fear has never been investigated. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and course of FoC according to gestational age, to identify risk factors for the development of FoC, the influence of this fear on preferred mode of delivery, and self-reported need for help. Methods: Nulliparous pregnant women of all gestational ages completed an online survey. The study consisted of a cross-sectional and a longitudinal analysis. Women who completed the survey in the first or second trimester (T Results: In total, 364 women were enrolled at T Conclusion: While FoC is common in each trimester, prevalence decreases over the course of pregnancy. Women with FoC are often actively seeking for help, suggesting that this fear should be addressed better, and help should be offered accordingly.
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