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Literatūriškai aprašomos gimdymo baimės tarp pirmakarčių ir pakartotinų nėščiųjų, aptariami fiziologinai bei emociniai pokyčiai nėštumo metu. Tyrimo metu nustatomos pirmą kartą bei pakartotinai nėščiųjų patiriamos baimės, susijusios su moters sveikata ir priežiūra, naujagimio sveikata ir priežiūra bei su parama ir aplinka.
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Relevance of the research: Approximately 20 - 25 percent of pregnant women suffer from fear and 6 - 10 percent suffer from phobia that may occur both with the first and any other pregnancy. Fears that interfere with a woman’s day-to-day activities are severe forms of tokophobia and are referred to as pathological fears that can cause depression, adversely affect women’s daily life or relationships with their relatives. Experienced fears can be accompanied by consequences for health and pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period. Possible causes are related to the health of the woman and the period of childbirth, when she is afraid of childbirth pain, previous negative birth experience, loss of control during childbirth, midwifery interventions, the caesarean section or even death. Fears may also be related to the health and care of the new-born when fear of new-born health, anomalies, possible trauma during childbirth, new-born interventions, proper care or even death.Another group is fear associated with support and environment, when a woman is afraid of hospital environment, care, staying alone during childbirth or receiving support from her relatives. Aim of the research: to review fears encountered by pregnant women and fears related to childbirth. Objectives of the research: To describe the pregnant women’s fears associated with childbirth. To determine the first time pregnant women fears associated with childbirth. To identify more than once time pregnant women fears associated with childbirth. To compare the first time and more than once time pregnant women fears related to childbirth. Research methodology: a quantitative study was performed in the midwifery department of the hospital “X”. The study involved 174 women, namely, 78 first childbirth, 96 further childbirths. Results of the research, conclusions: More than half of women with the first childbirths and further childbirths were afraid that there is something wrong with a new-born, new-born injuries during childbirth and painful labour. Less than half was afraid to be alone during the birth labour.
First time pregnancies, when compared to those who have given birth second, third and so on time, felt a significantly higher childbirth fear that they would not be able to take care of the new-born properly, would not be able to breastfeed and the hospital environment, while the further childbirths were afraid of injuries during birth labour.