Fear of childbirth in obstetrically low‐risk nulliparous women in Sweden and Denmark

Figures & data

Table 1. Social and obstetric characteristics in Swedish and Danish samples of nulliparous women.

Characteristics	Swedish women n = 55	Danish women n = 110	P
Age mean (SD)	26.4 (4.1)	27.2 (3.7)	0.269*
Married or cohabiting
Yes n (%)	53 (96)	106 (96)
No n (%)	2 (4)	4 (4)
Dilatation of cervix at admission to labour ward
3–5 cm n (%)	50 (91)	97 (88)
6–9 cm n (%)	5 (9)	12 (11)
10 cm n (%)	0	1 (1)
Note: *Student's t‐test.

Table 2. Fear of childbirth in late pregnancy (W‐DEQ version A), and fear (DFS) and pain at admission to the labour ward in the Swedish and Danish samples of nulliparous women.

Characteristics	Swedish women n = 55	Danish women n = 110	p*
W‐DEQ version A^1
median (min–max)	64 (21–135)	58.5 (15–101)	0.661
⩾85† n (%)	8 (14)	10 (9)
DFS^2
median (min–max)	40 (14–89)	41.5 (10–83)	0.977
⩾70† n (%)	6 (11)	10 (9)
Pain^3
median (min–max)	7 (2–10)	7 (1–10)	0.478
⩾7† n (%)	35 (64)	64 (58)
Notes: ^1W‐DEQ = Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A; ^2DFS = Delivery Fear Scale; ^3Pain = a pain intensity scale; † values represent severe fear and severe pain; * Mann–Whitney U‐test.