Nikoletta Lippert, Luca Frank, Kathrin Schnitzius, Birgit Maria Stubner, Thomas Kühlein, Marco Roos, Piet van der Keylen
[Impact of an elective course in evidence-based clinical decision-making on competencies and attitudes of medical students: A pilot study]
Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen
support interventions women fear childbirth tailored towards type fears parity inform future development acceptable relevant intervention women severe fear childbirth primary objectives examine 1 pregnant womens experiences preferences support 2 barriers facilitators helpseeking secondary objectives examine differences based pregnant womens parity pregnant women severe fear childbirth sweden completed online crosssectional survey february september 2022 severe fear childbirth measured using fear childbirth scale quantitative data analysed using descriptive inferential statistics free answers analysed using manifest content analysis contiguous approach integration adopted qualitative quantitative findings reported separately total 609 participants 364 nulliparous 245 parous women severe fear childbirth main category twisting road walk towards receiving support fear childbirth explored described generic categories longing support struggling ask support facilitating aspects seeking support half 635 pregnant women without planned ongoing treatment wanted support fear childbirth 602 pregnant women ongoing completed fear childbirth treatment regarded treatment less helpful helpful fear childbirth treatment planned 358 women would liked received treatment barriers help seeking included stigma surrounding fear childbirth previous negative experiences healthcare contacts fear believed fear listened discomfort face fears facilitators help seeking included receiving respectful professional support easily available flexible close home pregnant women severe fear childbirth felt unsupported pregnancy findings emphasise need develop individual easily accessible psychological support women severe fear childbirth delivered trained professionals empathetic respectful attitude