Relationship between fear of childbirth and anxiety among Turkish pregnant women

KÖRÜKCÜ Ö., FIRAT M. Z., Kukulu K.

World Conference on Psychology, Counselling and Guidance (WCPCG 2010), Antalya, Türkiye, 22 - 25 Nisan 2010, cilt.5, ss.467-470 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 5
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.125
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Antalya
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.467-470
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fear of childbirth, anxiety, W-DEQ, BAI
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The 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. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.