Fear of childbirth and its determinants in pregnant women in the third trimester: a cross-sectional study

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Authors

Teng Zhang · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Meilin Liu · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Fanli Min · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Wei Wei · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Yuan Liu · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Tong Jiao · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Qian Meng

Abstract

The prevalence of FOC was high in Lianyungang city, Eastern China. FOC is influenced by multiple factors. There is an urgent need to develop interventions to reduce the prevalence of FOC in the third trimester of pregnancy, and to pay attention to pregnant women with risk factors for FOC.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Psychiatry

Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 574-574

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05070-7

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