Relationship between fear of childbirth and anxiety among Turkish pregnant women
- Körükcü, Öznur
- Fırat, Mehmet Ziya
- Kukulu, Kamile
Publication date
December 2010
DOI Publisher
Published by Elsevier Ltd. ISSN
1877-0428 Citation count (estimate)
7Abstract
AbstractThe aim of this study is to determine the relationship between fear of childbirth and anxiety levels of Turkish population. 49.4% of the pregnant women were nulliparous, and 50.6% were multiparous. 41.1% of them have clinical level of fear of childbirth. As a result of correlation analysis, a significant relationship was determined between fear of childbirth and anxiety (r=0.42, p<0.01). According to the findings, fear of childbirth was positive and moderate correlated with anxiety. Fear of childbirth is a major problem during pregnancy. Anxiety and fear of childbirth must be handled carefully by health care professionals
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