ArticlePloS one2025
Childbirth fear and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Gondar city public health institutions, northwest Ethiopia, 2022.
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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 Association Between Intimate Partner Violence and Prior-to-Pregnancy Fear of Childbirth Among Nulligravid Women: Implications for Preconception and Obstetric Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Fear of childbirth, birth satisfaction, and postpartum depression in relation to mother-infant bonding in postpartum women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Effects of internet-based supportive intervention on knowledge, pregnancy stress, fear of childbirth, and pregnancy outcomes in primiparas.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildbirth is a normal physiological process that transit women to motherhood, and it is a major event in women's life. Women face many challenges from conception to the childbirth process and during the postpartum period. Childbirth fear is one of the problems women encounter during pregnancy and it is associated with a wide range of negative outcomes on the health of the woman and her fetus. Even though childbirth fear has had negative health outcomes studies on the prevalence and its associated factors are scares in developing countries including Ethiopia.
methodsAn institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among 453 pregnant women from February 15-28/2022. Data were collected using a pretested, interviewer administered questionnaire, and a systematic sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. Epi Data version 4.6 and SPSS 25 were used for data entry, cleaning and, analysis, respectively. A binary logistic regression (bi- and multivariable) model was fitted to identify factors associated with childbirth fear. The level of significant association was declared using the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with its 95% confidence interval (CI) and a p-value of ≤ 0.05.
resultsChildbirth fear among pregnant women was 23.8% (95% CI: 20.1-28.0). Being rural residence (AOR = 6.24, 95% CI: 3.05, 12.80), having moderate social support (AOR = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.29, 0.99), anxiety during pregnancy (AOR = 2.82, 95% CI: 1.52, 5.23), and intimate partner violence (AOR = 4.95, 95% CI: 2.78, 8.81), were significantly associated with childbirth fear.
conclusionThe study showed that the magnitude of childbirth fear is high in the study area. Policymakers should develop strategies or screening tools for the early identification of women with pregnancy-related anxiety and childbirth fear, and it is important to give special attention and counseling to pregnant women in rural areas and victims of intimate partner violence.
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