Cross-cultural comparison of levels of childbirth-related fear in an Australian and Swedish sample

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 560-567

  Haines, Helen ^a,e   Pallant, Julie F ^a   Karlström, Annika ^b,d   Hildingsson, Ingegerd ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Vasternorrland County Council   (Sweden)

^e Northeast Health Wangaratta   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fear of childbirth; Measurement scales; VAS

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960357949     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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