Women's fear of childbirth and preference for cesarean section - A cross-sectional study at various stages of pregnancy in Sweden

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 807-813

  Nieminen, Katri ^a   Stephansson, Olof ^b   Ryding, Elsa Lena ^b  

^a Motala Hospital   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Fear of childbirth; Tocophobia; W DEQ

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; DELIVERY; FEAR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 67650725617     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340902998436     Document Type: Article

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