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Megan S. Conrad & Emily Trachtenberg. (2023) Personality traits, childbirth expectations, and childbirth experiences: a prospective study. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 41:4, pages 403-416.
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Emine İbici Akca, Nilay Gökbulut & Sıdıka Ozlem Cengizhan. (2023) The Effects of MBSR Programme on Prenatal Comfort and Fetal Health Anxiety in Pregnant Women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 0:0, pages 1-15.
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Pelin Calpbinici, Pınar Uzunkaya Öztoprak, Fusun Terzioğlu & Yaprak Üstün. (2023) The Fathers’ Fear of Childbirth Scale: a Turkish validity and reliability study. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 0:0, pages 1-15.
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Omer Mandar, Maysoon B. Idrees, Abdelbagi Ahmed, Nadiah ALhabardi, Bahaeldin Hassan & Ishag Adam. (2023) Prevalence and associated factors of fear for childbirth among pregnant women in eastern Sudan. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 41:3, pages 319-329.
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Elçin Özçelik Eroğlu, M. İrem Yıldız, Özge Türkoğlu, Esra Tanrıöver, Ayşe Evran, Sevilay Karahan & Dilek Şahin. (2022) High/severe fear of childbirth and related risk factors among pregnant women: is vaginismus a risk factor?. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 42:7, pages 2860-2866.
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Sofia Hallström, Hanna Grundström, Anna Malmquist, Matilda Eklind & Katri Nieminen. (2022) Fear of childbirth and mental health among lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 43:4, pages 526-531.
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Tamás Martos, Viola Sallay, Beatrix Rafael & Barna Konkolÿ Thege. (2021) Preferred ways of giving birth in non-pregnant and pregnant nulliparous women: the role of control beliefs. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 42:3, pages 201-211.
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Ensiyeh Jenabi, Salman Khazaei, Saeid Bashirian, Soodabeh Aghababaei & Nasrin Matinnia. (2020) Reasons for elective cesarean section on maternal request: a systematic review. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 33:22, pages 3867-3872.
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Anne-Marie Sluijs, Klaas Wijma, Marc P. H. D. Cleiren, Jan M. M. van Lith & Barbro Wijma. (2020) Preferred and actual mode of delivery in relation to fear of childbirth. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 41:4, pages 266-274.
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Meike Bangma, Brenda M. Kazemier, Dimitri N. M. Papatsonis, Hester J. Van der Zaag-Loonen & K. Marieke Paarlberg. (2020) The association between depressive symptoms during pregnancy and post-delivery fear of childbirth; a prospective study. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 38:4, pages 367-377.
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Helén Wahlbeck, Linda J. Kvist & Kajsa Landgren. (2020) Art Therapy and Counseling for Fear of Childbirth: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Art Therapy 37:3, pages 123-130.
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Sarah J. Reiser & Kristi D. Wright. (2019) Fetal health anxiety: development and psychometric properties of the fetal health anxiety inventory. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 40:4, pages 264-273.
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Vahideh MoghaddamHosseini, Alexandra Makai, Katalin Varga, Pongrác Ács, Viktória Prémusz & Ákos Várnagy. (2019) Assessing fear of childbirth and its predictors among Hungarian pregnant women using Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire subscales. Psychology, Health & Medicine 24:7, pages 879-889.
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Tuba Uçar & Zehra Golbasi. (2019) Effect of an educational program based on cognitive behavioral techniques on fear of childbirth and the birth process. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 40:2, pages 146-155.
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Gert A. Klabbers, Klaas Wijma, K. Marieke Paarlberg, Wilco H. M. Emons & Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets. (2019) Haptotherapy as a new intervention for treating fear of childbirth: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 40:1, pages 38-47.
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Megan Conrad & Shelby Stricker. (2018) Personality and labor: a retrospective study of the relationship between personality traits and birthing experiences. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 36:1, pages 67-80.
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Nichole Fairbrother, Dana S. Thordarson & Kathrin Stoll. (2018) Fine tuning fear of childbirth: the relationship between Childbirth Fear Questionnaire subscales and demographic and reproductive variables. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 36:1, pages 15-29.
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Katri Nieminen, Ida Berg, Katri Frankenstein, Lina Viita, Kamilla Larsson, Ulrika Persson, Loviisa Spånberger, Anna Wretman, Kristin Silfvernagel, Gerhard Andersson & Klaas Wijma. (2016) Internet-provided cognitive behaviour therapy of posttraumatic stress symptoms following childbirth—a randomized controlled trial. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 45:4, pages 287-306.
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Oznur Korukcu, Okan Bulut & Kamile Kukulu. (2016) Psychometric Evaluation of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire Version B. Health Care for Women International 37:5, pages 550-567.
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Katri Nieminen, Gerhard Andersson, Barbro Wijma, Elsa-Lena Ryding & Klaas Wijma. (2016) Treatment of nulliparous women with severe fear of childbirth via the Internet: a feasibility study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 37:2, pages 37-43.
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Wendy Christiaens, Sarah Van De Velde & Piet Bracke. (2011) Pregnant Women's Fear of Childbirth in Midwife- and Obstetrician-Led Care in Belgium and the Netherlands: Test of the Medicalization Hypothesis. Women & Health 51:3, pages 220-239.
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