2020
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03249-4
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Identifying fear of childbirth in a UK population: qualitative examination of the clarity and acceptability of existing measurement tools in a small UK sample

Abstract: Background Fear of childbirth is related to but not synonymous with general anxiety, and represents a superior predictor for maternal and infant outcomes. There is a need to improve the identification and provision of support for women experiencing high fear of childbirth. However it is uncertain as to whether existing measurement tools have appropriate content validity (i.e. cover the relevant domains within the construct), practical utility, and whether they are acceptable for use with a UK population. This … Show more

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“…A distinction is made between primary tokophobia (occurring with no prior experience of giving birth) and secondary tokophobia (occurring following the experience of a prior birth; Saisto & Halmesmäki, 2003). It is estimated that approximately one in seven women experience severe FOC (O'Connell et al, 2017); however, this proportion is uncertain given limitations in existing measurement tools and methods of inferring severity (Jomeen et al, 2021;Slade et al, 2020).…”
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“…A distinction is made between primary tokophobia (occurring with no prior experience of giving birth) and secondary tokophobia (occurring following the experience of a prior birth; Saisto & Halmesmäki, 2003). It is estimated that approximately one in seven women experience severe FOC (O'Connell et al, 2017); however, this proportion is uncertain given limitations in existing measurement tools and methods of inferring severity (Jomeen et al, 2021;Slade et al, 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many healthcare professionals use additional measures to try to gain further meaningful information about specific pregnancy or birth-related fears. The limitations of many of these measures have been highlighted, in terms of their utility and acceptability for English speaking UK women (Jomeen et al, 2021;Nilsson et al, 2018;Richens et al, 2018;Slade et al, 2020). The appropriate development of valid UK measures has been hindered by issues like the general lack of clarity around the definition of FOC in the UK (Richens et al, 2018;Rondung et al, 2016) and the cultural sensitivity of otherwise reliable and valid measures after being translated into English (Johnson & Slade, 2002;Toohill et al, 2014).…”
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