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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Volume 40, 2022 - Issue 6
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A new scale for fear of childbirth: the Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire (FCQ)

Pauline Sladea Department of Mental Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katie Ballinga Department of Mental Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Gillian Houghtonb Liverpool Women’s Hospital Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Kayleigh Sheenc School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1254-1763View further author information
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Pages 602-612 | Received 18 Nov 2020, Accepted 06 May 2021, Published online: 24 May 2021

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Shani Reshef, Daniella Mouadeb, Yaron Sela, F. Carolyn Weiniger & Sara A. Freedman. (2023) Childbirth, trauma and family relationships. European Journal of Psychotraumatology 14:1.
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Sarah Howard, Consultant Midwife Gillian Houghton, Ross White, Vicky Fallon & Pauline Slade. (2023) The feasibility and acceptability of a single-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention to support women self-reporting fear of childbirth in a first pregnancy. Psychology & Health 38:11, pages 1460-1481.
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Chunning Chen, Siti Zuhaida Binti Hussein, Noor Wahidah Mohd Nasri, Jiasi Yao, Yanyue Qin, Ziteng Zhao & Ke Zuo. (2024) Fear of childbirth among pregnant women: A concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing.
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Vanessa Natsumi Mizobata, Andrezza Belluomini Castro, Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima Parada, Marla Andréia Garcia de Avila, Bruna Nayara Gibim & Milena Temer Jamas. (2024) Internal Structure of the Brazilian Online Version of the Childbirth Fear Prior to Pregnancy Scale. The Open Nursing Journal 18:1.
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Hélène Chanvrier, Valentine Rattaz, Valentin Offredi, Marc Dupuis & Antje Horsch. (2024) Swiss cohort on Traumatic Childbirth and Health (SwiTCH): protocol for a prospective, population-based cohort study on parents’ mental health from pregnancy to one year postpartum. BMJ Open 14:1, pages e080557.
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Heba A. Ibrahim, Majed S. Alshahrani & Wafaa T. Ibrahim Elgzar. (2023) Determinants of Prenatal Childbirth Fear during the Third Trimester among Low-Risk Expectant Mothers: A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare 12:1, pages 50.
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Sandra P. Souto, Ana Paula Prata, Rosemeire S. Albuquerque & Sílvia Caldeira. (2023) Women's fear of childbirth during pregnancy: A concept analysis. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge.
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Wafaa Taha Elgzar, Majed Saeed Alshahrani & Heba Abdel-Fatah Ibrahim. (2023) Mode of delivery preferences: the role of childbirth fear among nulliparous women. Frontiers in Psychology 14.
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Erin M. Beal, Pauline Slade & Charlotte Krahé. (2023) Cognitive processing biases associated with fear of childbirth. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 99, pages 102761.
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Kerry Evans, Helen Spiby, Mike Slade, Julie Jomeen & Jacqueline Beckhelling. (2022) RAPID-2 study protocol: a cluster randomised feasibility trial of a midwife facilitated intervention for pregnant women with symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety. BMJ Open 12:10, pages e064659.
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M.A. O'Connell, C.R. Martin & J. Jomeen. (2021) Reconsidering fear of birth: Language matters. Midwifery 102, pages 103079.
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Maeve Anne O'Connell, Ali S Khashan, Patricia Leahy-Warren, Fiona Stewart & Sinéad M O'Neill. (2021) Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021:7.
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