Comparing Fear of Childbirth and Labor Pain Intensity among Primiparous and Multiparous Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Background & aim: Fear of Childbirth (FOC) can range from a general anxiety disorder to a specific, intense phobia related to pregnancy and childbirth. Labor pain, as an inevitable and multidimensional experience, is closely related to women's perception of childbirth and may interact with FOC. We c...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 5085 - 5094 |
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Mashhad University of Medical Science
Oct2025
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