Prevalence and associated factors of fear for childbirth among pregnant women in eastern Sudan

Mandar, Omer Mohamed Ali; Idrees, Maysoon B.; Ahmed, Abdelbagi; ALhabardi, Nadiah; Hassan, Bahaeldin; Adam, Ishag

doi:10.1080/02646838.2021.1995598

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“…This percentage is much higher than that which was reported in other studies involving the populations of different nationalities. For example, 11.1% of a total of 475 pregnant women in Eastern Sudan were found to experience a severe fear of childbirth [ 50 ], while a severe fear of childbirth was noted in 5.3% of women in a study in Ireland, with a high fear level of 36.7% [ 51 ]. The systematic review found that national rates of the fear of childbirth to vary from 6.3 to 14.8% in nine European countries, Australia, Canada, and the United States [ 52 ].…”

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Experiencing Pregnancy during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Mediating Effect of Resiliency on Prenatal Depression Symptoms

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Kossakowska

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Poland brought uncertainty, not only to the general population but also to women preparing for childbirth, which increased the risk of mental health illnesses during this special period of life. Resilience, which refers to positive adaptation or the ability to maintain good mental health, can be a protective factor against the development of psychiatric problems such as depressive symptoms. This study aimed to assess the protective role of resilience in the relationship of such risk factors as traumatic childbirth perception and pandemic-related pregnancy stress with prenatal depressive symptoms. The study was performed at the end of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 80 pregnant women took part. A mediation analysis, an independent t-test, and a Pearson correlation analysis were conducted. The lower resilience group declared the inclusion of slightly more participants (n = 41; 51.2%); 39 women (48.8%) demonstrated a higher risk of prenatal depression. The analysis revealed a significant direct effect between pandemic-related stress and prenatal depression (βc = 0.285, SE = 0.05, t = 2.63, p < 0.05) as well as between pandemic-related stress and resilience (βa = −0.283, SE = 0.07, t = −2.61, p < 0.05) and between resilience and prenatal depression (βb = −0.585, SE = 0.07, t = −6.34, p < 0.001). After the introduction of resilience as a mediator, the strength of the relationship not only decreased, but also ceased to be statistically significant (βc′ = 0.120, SE = 0.04, t = 1.29, p = 0.19), which indicates that it was in a full mediation state (R2 = 0.39, F = 25.31, p < 0.001; Z = 2.43, p < 0.05). The results indicate that in pregnant women, a high level of resilience protects them from the effects of pandemic-related stress on perinatal depression symptoms.

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