Open AccessFear of Childbirth and Associated Risk Factors in Healthy Pregnant Women in Northwest of China: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Xiaolan Zhou,
Hua Liu,
Xiaohong Li,
Shaoru Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s309889
Subject(s) - medicine , childbirth , pregnancy , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , psychosocial , social support , cross sectional study , worry , perceived stress scale , anxiety , obstetrics , demography , psychiatry , psychology , depressive symptoms , genetics , pathology , sociology , biology , stress (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy , psychotherapist
Fear of childbirth (FOC) is an extreme state of anxiety, distress and worry about childbirth. Despite its common occurrence, the prevalence and risk factors for FOC are inadequately understood in the northwestern region of China.