Childbirth preparedness and childbirth anxiety among primigravida in a lower-middle income country: A phenomenological qualitative study

IF 2.3 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI:10.1016/j.cegh.2025.101918

Lekha Bist , Lekha Viswanath , Ruchira Nautiyal , Shagun Agarwal

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Abstract

Background

There is limited research about the primigravid's experience towards delivery preparation and anxiety in lower-middle-income countries. Therefore, this study aimed to phenomenologically explore childbirth anxiety and childbirth preparation among Primigravida in a lower-middle-income country (LMIC)

Methods

Fifteen primigravidae with 28–34 weeks of pregnancy, selected community health centres, purposively recruited into this in-depth interview. Data was collected through semi-structured interview guides, analyzed using content analysis and written using Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) guidelines.

Results

Four themes generated were preparation, awareness, expectation, and fear during childbirth. Each theme has three subthemes, except two subthemes in expectation theme, totalling 11 subthemes overall generated to phenomenologically explore childbirth anxiety and childbirth preparation among Primigravida.

Conclusion

Primigravid women feel childbirth anxiety towards the end of their pregnancies. Due to the assumed purpose of birth preparation that comes from conventional sources, healthcare practitioners hardly ever offer primigravid women enough knowledge about labour.

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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

7.70%

发文量

218

审稿时长

66 days

期刊介绍： Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.