The impact of previous birth experiences on maternal fear of childbirth

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 318-324

  Størksen, Hege Therese ^a,b   Garthus Niegel, Susan ^a,c   Vangen, Siri ^c,d   Eberhard Gran, Malin ^a,c  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; fear of childbirth; parous; previous birth experiences; reproduction; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABOR PAIN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETAINED PLACENTA; THROMBOSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874437653     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12072     Document Type: Article

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