Background
and Objective: Pregnancy is a major event in a woman's life that can bring a lot of
stress for her. Fear of childbirth is a common problem
for pregnant women. This fear can be a predictor
of caesarean section in them. This study aimed
to investigate the causes of fear of childbirth in pregnant
women in Shahrekord.
Materials
and Methods: This
descriptive-cross-sectional study was performed on 130 pregnant women referred
to health
centers in Shahrekord city. Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire was
used to collect the data. For data analysis, it was used descriptive and analytical
statistics (Pearson's correlation coefficient and t-test).
Results:
The results
showed that, the main cause of fear of childbirth in pregnant women was fear of
painful injections during labor. The mean score for fear of delivery in multiparous
women was significantly greater than the nulliparous women (p<0.001).
Conclusions:
Concerningthe
increase of caesarean rates, it is important that health care providers pay more
attention to the causes of this fear.
Key words: Fear, Childbirth, pregnant woman
Funding: This research was funded by Isfahan
University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical
approval: The
Ethics Committee of Esfahan University of Medical Sciences approved the study.
How to cite this article: Taheri Z, Khorsandi M, Amiri M,
Hasanzade A. Investigating the Causes of Fear
of Childbirth in
Shahrekord Pregnant Women, in 2013: A Short
Report. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015
14(4):
345-50. [Farsi]
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