L Donelle, L Hoffman-Goetz, J N Clarke
Portrayal of genetic risk for breast cancer in ethnic and non-ethnic newspapers
Women & health
fear childbirth foc harms maternal fetal health however little studied brazil research aimed determine prevalence foc maternity hospital southern brazil identify associated factors wijma delivery expectancy questionnaire wdeqa used assess prevalence foc relationship sociodemographic variables gestational history aspects current pregnancy knowledge childbirth anxiety symptoms beck anxiety inventory depressive symptoms edinburgh postnatal depression scale perception social support multidimensional scale perceived social support investigated questionnaires content foc information sources regarding childbirth also applied interviewed 125 pregnant women 28 36 weeks pregnancy july september 2021 12 scored 85 wdeqa indicating severe foc significant correlation foc anxiety symptoms r 050 p 0001 depressive symptoms r 034 p 0001 poor social support r 023 p 0008 foc lower pregnant women complete elementary education compared higher education p 0003 however negative experiences previous deliveries foc positive experiences p 0001 85 fear fetal distress foc prevalent condition impacts mental health pregnant women therefore health professionals recognize address prenatal care provide integral maternalfetal care improve childbirth experience