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  • Title: The relationship between fear of childbirth and sense of coherence in women expecting their first child.
    Author: Voogand M, Alehagen S, Salomonsson B.
    Journal: Sex Reprod Healthc; 2020 Dec; 26():100555. PubMed ID: 33130537.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate fear of childbirth (FOC) and sense of coherence (SOC), and their components in women expecting their first child. METHODS: A cross-sectional study where 414 women answered the Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire Version A and the Sense of Coherence Scale. Statistical analyses were performed. RESULTS: The main results show that women with severe FOC reported lower SOC, and all three components of SOC were lower in women with severe FOC. Comprehensibility turned out to have a significant correlation with FOC. Psychological problems before pregnancy were more common in women with severe FOC and low SOC. CONCLUSIONS: Women with severe FOC reported lower SOC and lower levels of each of the following components: comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness.
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