The prevalence and associated factors of fear of childbirth among Turkish pregnant women

• DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2057938
• Publication Date: 2022-03-29T03:19:06Z
• Authors: Gözde Gökçe İsbir; Pınar Serçekuş; Kerziban Yenal; Hülya Okumuş; Yeter Durgun Ozan; Özlem Karabulut; Döne Abbasoğlu; İlknur Münevver G...; Esra Sarı; Songül Aktaş; Semra Erdoğan
• Keywords: childbirth education; unemployment; Turkey; Epidemiology; unplanned pregnancy; prevalence; health practitioner; fear of childbirth; W-DEQ A; perception; Turkey (republic); educational status; W?DEQ A; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 5. Gender equality; Pregnancy; Prevalence; cross-sectional study; controlled study; health center; human; uncertainty; education; adult; questionnaire; article; expectancy; social support; human tissue; 301; 3. Good health; female; pregnant woman; obstetric delivery; Fear of childbirth; stillbirth; pregnancy; multipara

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of fear childbirth and affecting factors in pregnant women Turkey.This a cross-sectional included total 2025. Pregnant Women Assessment, some variables related previous current perinatal processes Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (version A) were used for data collection.In this sample, 42.4% reported childbirth. What afraid most development unwanted conditions at childbirth, obscurity/uncertainty, negative attitudes health professionals. The causing low education level, unemployment status, financial stillbirth, unplanned pregnancy, indecisiveness about type delivery, not attending prenatal programs, effects other people, insufficient social support, confiding healthcare centre professional, negative, indecisive birth perceptions, prior experiences feeling ready (p < 0.001).The Turkish especially multipara is higher than Western countries. Causes can vary with countries even each region country.