Introduction Tocophobia is defined as a severe fear of pregnancy and childbirth. There is
increasing evidence that tocophobia may have short‐term and long‐term adverse effects on …

Purpose: Women's experiences of pregnancy, labour and birth are for some pregnant
women negative and they develop a fear of childbirth, which can have consequences for …

Background Childbirth fear is associated with increased obstetric interventions and poor
emotional and psychological health for women. The purpose of this study is to test an …

Background High levels of childbirth fear impact birth preparation, obstetric outcomes and
emotional wellbeing for around one in five women living in developed countries. Higher …

The objective of this narrative review was to examine the literature on fear of childbirth from
a psychological perspective, addressing the specificity of childbirth fear, the pathways of fear …

Background around 20% of women suffer childbirth fear causing them significant distress
and often leading to requests for caesarean section. In Sweden, fearful pregnant women are …

Background Childbirth confidence is an important marker of women's coping abilities during
labour and birth. This study investigated socio-demographic, obstetric and psychological …

Introduction There is growing evidence of the considerable impact of fear of childbirth on
women's health and well‐being, but prevalence reports of high and severe fear of childbirth …

Background Despite a sharp increase in the number of publications that report on treatment
options for pregnancy‐specific anxiety and fear of childbirth (PSA/FoB), no systematic review …

Background Antenatal care provides the best opportunity to promote maternal and child
health services use. But many Ethiopian mothers deliver at home and fail to attend postnatal …