Assessing fear of childbirth and its predictors among Hungarian pregnant women using Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire subscales

MoghaddamHosseini, Vahideh; Makai, Alexandra; Varga, Katalin; Ács, Pongrác; Prémusz, Viktória; Várnagy, Ákos

doi:10.1080/13548506.2019.1572904

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“…Thus, clinicians should detect repregnant women with a history of repeated CSs at high risk for FOC and initiate or refer them to appropriate services during pregnancy. This study showed that the experience of women with previous CS (moderate or severe fear) was positively related to FOC, which was in alignment with the results of studies conducted in Turkey and Hungary [32,33]. Repregnant women after CS with negative delivery experience were prone to FOC.…”

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Fear of Childbirth and Its Predictors in Repregnant Women After Cesarean Section: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study in China

Hou

Zhou

Yao

et al. 2021

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Background Since the implementation of China’s two-child policy in 2016, the number of repregnant women after cesarean section has increased significantly. These women are more prone to fear of childbirth compared with primiparas, which poses a great threat to their physical and mental health. However, there is currently limited research on the problem in China. The aim of this study was to assess fear of childbirth and its predictors in repregnant women after cesarean section in China. Methods A cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted in three hospitals from June 7 to December 7, 2020, in Changsha, China. A convenience sampling technique was employed to include participants. Pretested and organized questionnaires were used to collect data. After checking for completeness, data were exported to statistical software for analysis. Both univariate analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were computed to assess fear of childbirth and its predictors. Statistical significance was declared at a P-value of < 0.05. Results A total of 358 repregnant women after cesarean section have participated in this study. The average score of fear of childbirth was 43.76 (standard deviation = 5.27, range 17–58). Number of cesarean sections, experience with previous cesarean section, childbirth self-efficacy and social support were significantly associated with fear of childbirth. Conclusions In this study, repregnant women after cesarean section in China had moderate fear of childbirth, and the number of cesarean sections, experience with previous cesarean section, childbirth self-efficacy and social support were predictors of fear of childbirth. It is important for healthcare professionals to find repregnant women after cesarean section at high risk of fear of childbirth and provide appropriate services during pregnancy.

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confidence: 88%

Fear of Childbirth and Its Predictors in Repregnant Women After Cesarean Section: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study in China

Hou

Zhou

Yao

et al. 2021

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“…However, in some regions of the world it is almost completely unexplored 27 . Research in Central and Eastern European countries is rather scarce 28 . The cultural specificity of medical care for pregnant women during childbirth there differs from that in Western countries.…”

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Factors associated with fear of childbirth among Polish pregnant women

Ilska

Brandt-Salmeri

Kołodziej-Zaleska

et al. 2021

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The purpose of our study was to elucidate the association between obstetric and psychological factors and fear of childbirth (FOC) during the third trimester of pregnancy and to identify women at risk of severe FOC in Poland. An additional goal of the study was to verify the Polish version of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire (W-DEQ) and to establish its psychometric characteristics. Cross-sectional study with a total of 359 women recruited during routine visits to an antenatal clinic in Poland during the third trimester (≥ 27 weeks gestation). The survey included obstetric details (parity, obstetric history and preferred mode of delivery), and standardized psychological measures: the W-DEQ (fear of childbirth) and the EPDS (depressive symptoms). We demonstrated the satisfactory psychometric properties of the Polish version of the W-DEQ. Our findings confirm the one-factor structure found by the authors of the original version of the scale. A greater FOC was reported by women with unplanned pregnancies, women whose preferred mode of delivery was a cesarean section, and women who had previously undergone psychiatric treatment. The risk factors for severe FOC were depression, unplanned pregnancy or parity, and disagreement with the birth plan proposed by the obstetrician. The W-DEQ is a widely used, valid instrument for the assessment of FOC in pregnant women and can be used in Poland. Findings support the key role of obstetric and psychological variables in predicting fear of childbirth.

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“…Compared with previous studies, the fi rst item mentioned, along with fear of having child injured, routinely seems to stand more apart from the rest of items, apparently due to its contents. The second one was repeatedly either removed from further analyses due to its psychometric properties (17,27) or showed rather weak factor loadings (19,26), which is perhaps because it might be generally diffi cult to comprehend. The item nr.…”

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“…Moreover, there has been a lack of consensus on the dimensionality of the measure. While the instrument was originally constructed and intended as unidimensional, its unidimensionality has been increasingly questioned due to both conceptual issues regarding its contents, as well as due to empirical fi ndings on its psychometric properties (17,27). Previous factor-analytic studies on W-DEQ resulted in several different four-dimensional (6,19,28,29) or six-dimensional models (26,30).…”

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Validation of the Slovak version of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ), version A

Pitel¹,

Psenkova²,

Jones³

et al. 2020

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AIM: This study aimed to assess the psychometric characteristics of the Slovak translation of the version A of Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (SW-DEQ) among healthy Slovak pregnant women. METHOD: Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the SW-DEQ was performed. Several coeffi cients of internal consistency were employed for the whole scale as well as for separate factors. Concurrent/convergent validity was assessed by correlation analysis of the overall SW-DEQ score with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Eysenck Personality Inventory-subscales Neuroticism and Extraversion, as well as with adjusted versions of Beck Depression Inventory and Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. EFA yielded seven factors: 'lack of composure', 'negative appraisal', 'lack of self-effi cacy', 'lack of positive anticipation', 'fear and hopelessness', 'loneliness', and 'concern for the child'. RESULTS: The Cronbach's α of the whole scale was .93, while for the separate factors, it ranged between .68 and .87. The sum score of SW-DEQ correlated weakest with extraversion (in nulliparous women) and locus of control (in multiparous women), and strongest with trait anxiety (in both groups). CONCLUSIONS: The Slovak version could be considered a valid and reliable measure of fear of childbirth among pregnant Slovak women. However, the dimensional structure of the measure warrants further confi rmation (Tab. 7, Ref. 33).

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Assessing fear of childbirth and its predictors among Hungarian pregnant women using Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire subscales

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Fear of Childbirth and Its Predictors in Repregnant Women After Cesarean Section: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study in China

Fear of Childbirth and Its Predictors in Repregnant Women After Cesarean Section: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study in China

Factors associated with fear of childbirth among Polish pregnant women

Validation of the Slovak version of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ), version A

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