Antenatal fear of childbirth and emergency cesarean section delivery: a systematic narrative review.

Conclusions: The importance of distinguishing between fear and severe fear was highlighted because the effect of fear on the type of delivery was present only for clinical fear. However, the different cut-off values did not make it possible to reach a clear result, making further investigation necessary. Abbreviations: FOC - Fear of Childbirth; ECS - Emergency Cesarean Section. PMID: 31271306 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: J Reprod Infant Psychol Source Type: research