An evaluation of midwives' counseling of pregnant women in fear of childbirth
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2003; 82: 10–17. © Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2003 Background. The aim of this clinical evaluation was to study birth experience, post‐traumatic stress symptoms, and satisfaction with care in new mothers who had consulted specially trained midwives because of a fear of childbirth during pregnancy. Methods. Sixty‐two women were eligible for the study, of whom 53 (85%) participated at 1–14 months postpartum. For comparison, a group of 53 women were matched for parity and mode of delivery. All 106 women completed two self‐rating scales, the Wijma Delivery Experience Questionnaire (W‐DEQ) and the Impact of Event Scale (IES), and answered several open questions about their opinion of the antenatal preparation given. Results. Those women who had been treated for fear of childbirth reported a rather more frightening experience of delivery, and more frequent symptoms of post‐traumatic stress related to delivery than did the women in the comparison group. Nevertheless, satisfaction with care was manifest in the study group. Conclusions. Women who seek help for fear of childbirth are a vulnerable group. Because the counseling received by the women in this study did not accord them the same positive experience of childbirth as the average parturient at the unit, more effective forms of treatment may be necessary. However, as most of the women were very satisfied with their care and with the outcome, one may assume that the care given had improved their situation to some degree.
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Although guidelines exist, the content of standard care and the time set aside for it differ between hospitals.
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- Authors
- Ryding, E. L., Persson, A., Onell, C., & Kvist, L.
- Affiliations
- Helsingborgs lasarett (SE)
- Venue
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2003-01
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 10-17
- ISSN
- 0001-6349 (ISSN-L)
- 1600-0412
- OpenAlex
- W2144372147
- Cited by
- 138
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 5.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Pregnancy-related medical research
- Keywords
- fear of childbirth, midwife counseling, antenatal preparation, childbirth experience, posttraumatic stress symptoms, satisfaction with care, postpartum women, Impact of Event Scale
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Counseling, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Fear, Female, Humans, Midwifery, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Confidence Intervals, Odds Ratio, Case-Control Studies, Patient Satisfaction, Delivery, Obstetric
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