The effects of counseling on fear of childbirth
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Objective: To investigate women's experiences of attending existing counseling programs for childbirth‐related fear and the effect of this counseling over time. Design: A longitudinal survey. Setting: Three hospitals in the central north of Sweden. Sample: A selected sample of 936 women. Of these, 70 received counseling due to fear of childbirth (study‐group). Methods: Data were collected with questionnaires 2 months and 1 year after giving birth with background data collected during midpregnancy. Comparisons were made between women with or without counseling. Crude and adjusted odds ratios ( OR ) were calculated. Main outcome measures: Self‐reported childbirth fear, experience of counseling, birth experience and preferred mode of birth. Results: Women in the counseling group reported higher childbirth fear 1 year after giving birth ( OR 5.0, 95% confidence interval (95% CI ) 2.6–9.3), they had a more negative birth experience that did not change over time ( OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.2–3.9) and they preferred cesarean section to a greater extent ( OR 12.0, 95% CI 5.1–28.1) in the case of another birth. Also, they were more often delivered by planned cesarean section ( OR 4.7, 95% CI 2.4–9.1). However, 80% were satisfied with the given support. Conclusion: Although women were satisfied with the treatment, this study shows that counseling had a minor effect on fear of childbirth, birth experiences or cesarean section rates. To help women with their fear of childbirth, more effective methods of treatment are needed.
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Previous research suggests that FOB during pregnancy might be positively correlated with the experience of pain during childbirth, longer birth duration, and a more negative rating of the overall birth experience.
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Counselling may be ineffective in reducing fear of childbirth in the long-term, as at one-year follow-up some women still experienced a 'great deal' of fear of childbirth.
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Self-citation
- Authors
- Larsson, B., Karlström, A., Rubertsson, C., & Hildingsson, I.
- Affiliations
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Mid Sweden University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Larsson, Birgitta
- Venue
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-03-30
- Volume
- 94
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 629-636
- ISSN
- 0001-6349 (ISSN-L)
- 1600-0412
- OpenAlex
- W2121694051
- Cited by
- 81
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 11.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- urn.kb.se
- Licence
- Locations
- Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- 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, childbirth experience, cesarean section, elective cesarean section, postpartum women, maternal satisfaction
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attitude to Health, Counseling, Fear, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Pregnancy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sweden, Treatment Outcome, Parturition, Delivery, Obstetric
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