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Pre- and postpartum fear of childbirth and its predictors among rural women in China
| Title: | Pre- and postpartum fear of childbirth and its predictors among rural women in China |
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| Authors: | Rong Xu, Jiarun Wang, Yuejie Li, Yujia Chen, Wei Zhang, Xinlong Pan, Zhijie Zou, Xiaoli Chen, Shuyuan Huang |
| Source: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024) |
| Subject Terms: | Fear, Childbirth, Prenatal, Postpartum, Rural women, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991 |
| Publisher Information: | BMC, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Description: | Abstract Background Fear of childbirth (FOC) can influence both maternal and child health. Research on FOC in China is scarce, especially on rural women. This study aimed to assess pre- and postpartum FOC and its predictors among Chinese rural women. Methods This was a prospective correlation study. A total of 569 women completed the prenatal questionnaire in the third trimester, and 477 of them completed the postpartum questionnaire within three days after childbirth. Maternal socio-demographic information, clinical information, childbirth self-efficacy and prenatal and postpartum FOC were investigated. FOC was evaluated using the Wijma Childbirth Expectancy/ Experience Questionnaire (WDEQ). Descriptive, bivariate, multivariate linear regression analysis, univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. Results The mean pre- and postpartum FOC scores were 64.5 (standard deviation: 25.1) and 64.3 (standard deviation: 23.9), respectively, with 20.8% of women reporting severe fear before childbirth and 18.2% after childbirth. Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed predictors for higher levels of prenatal FOC including higher education level, nullipara, higher monthly household income, lower family support, and lower childbirth self-efficacy (p |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1471-2393 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2393 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12884-024-06585-x |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/9aa5f89fabe14017934c3a57aa295b0f |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.9aa5f89fabe14017934c3a57aa295b0f |
| ISSN: | 14712393 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12884-024-06585-x |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |