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6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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No studies found 1 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%

Non‐pharmacological interventions for fear of childbirth (tocophobia) vs usual care

Fear of childbirth · women with fear of childbirth (tocophobia)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 828 participants
Low

Non‐pharmacological interventions for fear of childbirth (tocophobia) vs usual care

Caesarean section · women with fear of childbirth (tocophobia)

Non‐pharmacological interventions for fear of childbirth (tocophobia) probably leads to lower caesarean section compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.7 [0.55, 0.89]
5 studies · 557 participants
Moderate

Non‐pharmacological interventions for fear of childbirth (tocophobia) vs usual care

Anxiety ‐ not reported · women with fear of childbirth (tocophobia)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Non‐pharmacological interventions for fear of childbirth (tocophobia) vs usual care

Depression · women with fear of childbirth (tocophobia)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 399 participants
Low

Non‐pharmacological interventions for fear of childbirth (tocophobia) vs usual care

Birth preferences: prefer caesarean sectionÂ · women with fear of childbirth (tocophobia)

Non‐pharmacological interventions for fear of childbirth (tocophobia) showed no clear difference in birth preferences: prefer caesarean sectionÂ compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.38 [0.08, 1.85]
2 studies · 208 participants
Low

Non‐pharmacological interventions for fear of childbirth (tocophobia) vs usual care

Epidural analgesia during labour · women with fear of childbirth (tocophobia)

Non‐pharmacological interventions for fear of childbirth (tocophobia) showed no clear difference in epidural analgesia during labour compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for fear of childbirth including tocophobia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.21 [0.98, 1.48]
2 studies · 380 participants
Low