Study protocol for reducing childbirth fear: A midwife-led psycho-education intervention

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Fenwick, Jennifer ^a,b,d   Gamble, Jenny ^b   Creedy, Debra K ^b   Buist, Anne ^c   Turkstra, Erika ^b   Sneddon, Anne ^b,d   Scuffham, Paul A ^b   Ryding, Elsa L ^e   Jarrett, Vivian ^b   Toohill, Jocelyn ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childbirth fear; Decisional conflict; EQ 5D; Midwife led counselling; Postnatal depression; Pregnancy; Psycho education; Randomised controlled trial; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SUPPORT GROUP; TELECONSULTATION;

ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EDUCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84885522965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-190     Document Type: Article

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