Serious Concerns
Conditions
Keywords
fear of childbirth, Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of significant concerns about childbirth and their impact on the course and outcome of childbirth. By identifying a group of mothers who have an excessive fear of childbirth, the occurrence of surgical births can be influenced by the right intervention.
Detailed description
The fear of childbirth is one of the most common mental health concerns during pregnancy. Elevated levels of anxiety during childbirth may lead to increased risk of elective caesarean section or prolonged labour. About 80% of pregnant women suffer from certain kind of childbirth fear. The most commonly used tool for assessment and diagnosis of childbirth fear is Wijma Delivery Expectance Questionnaire (WDEQ). This questionnaire has been translated and validated into several languages. In 2020 the Slovak version of the questionnaire was validated. All women who completed antenatal counseling at 36 weeks of gestation were included in the cohort. A slovak version of questionnaire was issued to all women and the results were recorded in the protocol. Subsequently, demographic data, medical facts and childbirth outcome were added from the medical documentation. The results of the birth were compared with the results of the questionnaire.
Interventions
OTHERWijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire
Simple questionaire identifying the level of fear of childbirth in pregnancy
Collection of the standard clinical data during hospitalization
Sponsors
Comenius University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The investigators involve every nullipara and multipara giving birth at 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Bratislava and Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic in a period of two years
Exclusion criteria
* unwilling to participate, minors (under 18 years old), high risk pregnancy, foetus mortus or perinatal death of the newborn, with slovak language, previous Caesarean section (for multipara)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Significant fear of childbirth | 15 minutes | Identifying the level of fear of childbirth in pregnancy by using a most widely used tool Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire |
Countries
Slovakia
Outcome results
None listed