Trends in the epidemiology of fear of childbirth and association with intended mode of delivery: A nationwide register-based cohort study in Finland.

Matias VaajalaRasmus LiukkonenIlari KuitunenVille PonkilainenVille M MattilaMaiju Kekki

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2023)

The incidence of maternal FOC rose six-fold during our study period. However, the numbers of elective CS among women with this diagnosis, which had earlier risen in parallel, leveled off in 2014.

Keyphrases

risk factors
patients undergoing
birth weight
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes