ABSTRACT Background The Fear of Childbirth (FOC) is regarded as a general problem,
which affects women's health and well-being, justifying demanding caesarean section …

Background Many women experience fear of childbirth (FOC). While fears about childbirth
may be normal during pregnancy, some women experience high to severe FOC. At the …

Background Women's fear from childbirth has been associated with increased medical
interventions and traumatized birth experience. Although antenatal education is a crucial …

Background: Severe fear of childbirth (FOC) is the most important cause of elective and
emergency cesarean section and results in an unpleasant experience among women …

Introduction: fear of natural childbirth is a common problem during pregnancy and severe
fear of childbirth may have a role in choosing mode of delivery by mother. This study was …

Introduction The fear of childbirth (FOC) has an adverse effect on the physical and mental
health of pregnant women and increases adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Previous …

Introduction: Fear of childbirth increases obstetrical interventions, and causes complications
for mother and fetus and is one of the important factors affecting the increased rate of …

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional correlation study performed on
440 low-risk and high-risk pregnant women referred to health centers in Isfahan in 2016 …

Background The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the
Persian version of delivery fear scale (DFS) among Iranian women population. Methods This …

Background Due to the fear of childbirth (FOC) and failure to provide painless delivery in
Iran, the prevalence rate of elective cesarean section (C-section) performed on request by …