Fear of Childbirth and some Related Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

We aimed to reveal fear of childbirth among primiparous women followed up in family health centers and related factors during the pandemic. We conducted this cross-sectional, epidemiological study between September and November 2020 with 117 women (95.1%) conveniently selected within the target population of primiparous women followed up in fifteen family health centers. In the data collection, we used an introductory information form for the pregnant and the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire - Version A (W-DEQ-A). We utilized one-way analysis of variance and independent samples t-test to compare the group, and p