Definitions, measurements and prevalence of fear of childbirth: a systematic review

• Main Authors: C. Nilsson (Author), E. Hessman (Author), H. Sjöblom (Author), A. Dencker (Author), E. Jangsten (Author), M. Mollberg (Author), H. Patel (Author), C. Sparud-Lundin (Author), H. Wigert (Author), C. Begley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Fear of Childbirth (FOC) is a common problem affecting women's health and wellbeing, and a common reason for requesting caesarean section. The aims of this review were to summarise published research on prevalence of FOC in childbearing women and how it is defined and measur...