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Birth Process Fear

Birth Process Fear is a psychological construct within pregnancy-related anxiety that denotes a distinct, clinically significant apprehension specifically focused on the process of labor and delivery, differentiated from generalized anxiety by its targeted concern regarding pain, loss of control, medical complications, or bodily harm during childbirth.

156

Publications

9.9K

Citations

423

Authors

223

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

79

Parents

Publications

156

Antenatal fear of childbirth and its association with subsequent caesarean section and experience of childbirth

Ulla Waldenström, Ingegerd Hildingsson, EL. Ryding · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2006 · 420 citations

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Fear of childbirth and duration of labour: a study of 2206 women with intended vaginal delivery

SS Adams, Malin Eberhard‐Gran, Anne Eskild · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2012 · 384 citations

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Fear of childbirth according to parity, gestational age, and obstetric history

Hanna Rouhe, Katariina Salmela‐Aro, Erja Halmesmäki et al. · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2008 · 362 citations

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Cross-cultural comparison of levels of childbirth-related fear in an Australian and Swedish sample

Helen Haines, Julie Pallant, Annika Karlström et al. · Midwifery · 2010 · 274 citations

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psycho‐Education Intervention by Midwives in Reducing Childbirth Fear in Pregnant Women

Jocelyn Toohill, Jennifer Fenwick, Jenny Gamble et al. · Birth · 2014 · 241 citations · Full text

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Authors

423

  1. IH
    Ingegerd Hildingsson

    Mid Sweden University, Sweden

    18 publications · 1.6K citations

    17

    h-index

  2. CR
    Christine Rubertsson

    Uppsala University, Sweden

    13 publications · 562 citations

    13

    h-index

  3. HH
    Helen Haines

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    11 publications · 831 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. AK
    Annika Karlström

    Mid Sweden University, Sweden

    10 publications · 827 citations

    10

    h-index

  5. TS
    Terhi Saisto

    Helsinki University Hospital, Finland

    9 publications · 1.4K citations

    9

    h-index

1–5 of 423

Institutions

223

  1. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    16 h-index

    45 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. Mid Sweden University

    Sundsvall, Sweden

    16 h-index

    36 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    13 h-index

    15 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    2K citations

  5. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    462 citations

  6. Helsinki University Hospital

    Helsinki, Finland

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    3.7K citations

  7. Linköping University

    Linköping, Sweden

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Akershus University Hospital

    Lillestrøm, Norway

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    2.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Midwifery

    15 publications · 965 citations

    15

    h-index

  2. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

    14 publications · 605 citations

    14

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  3. Women and Birth

    11 publications · 556 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

    11 publications · 549 citations

    11

    h-index

  5. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

    10 publications · 615 citations

    10

    h-index

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