The main objective of this literature review was to examine the nature of fear of childbirth, its prevalence, consequences and resources for treatment. A second objective was to examine the relation of fear of childbirth to mental distress in pregnancy.
Markmið þessa verkefnis var að skoða eðli fæðingarótta, tíðni hans, afleiðingar og úrræði, ásamt því að setja hann í samhengi við andlega vanlíðan á meðgöngu.