The role of self-esteem on fear of childbirth and birth experience

Figures & data

Table 1. Correlations between subjective birth experience, self-esteem, Fear of Childbirth (FOC), parity, and age.

	Birth Experience	Self-esteem	FOC
	(T2)	(T1)	(T1)	Parity	Age
	(n = 113)	(n = 124)	(n = 125)	(n = 124)	(n = 125)	M	SD
Birth Experience (T2)	1.000					31.96	5.03
A. Self-Esteem (T1)	.324***	1.000				40.45	7.17
B. FOC (T1)	−.220*	−.321***	1.000			89.55	19.88
Parity	.181*	−.042	−.096	1.000
Age (measured by year of birth)	−.132	.023	−.088	−.333***	1.000
A X B	.156	.001	−.097	−.052	.139

T1 = pregnancy (30+ weeks gestation).

T2 = 4–8 weeks after childbirth.

*p < .05, *** p < .001.

Figure 1. Fear of childbirth (Fear) and birth experience for participants with high (+1sd) and low (−1sd) self-esteem (SE).