Relationship between Fear of Childbirth and Personality Type among Pregnant Women

Abstract

Background and Objectives: One of the reasons for fear of childbirth is the personality type. Given that fear of childbirth affects the psychological features of the mother and Since the study of the role of personality type A and type B in the fear of childbirth in Qom has not been done so far, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between fear of childbirth and personality type in pregnant women. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was performed on 355 pregnant women in Qom in 2018 in the second and third trimesters. Sampling method was Classify in this study. fear of childbirth questionnaire and Friedman personality type questionnaire were used in this study. Data were analyzed by SPSS software V.20 using independent T-test, chi-square, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The mean age of mothers was 26±6/04 years with age range of 35-41 years. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between childbirth fear and personality type, so that the mean of fear of delivery in type B person was more than type A. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that in pregnant women with personality type B, fear of delivery is more. This fear can have negative effects both in the type of delivery and on the embryo. It is suggested that using Relaxing body regular exercises during the pregnancy reduce the pain and stress during labor.

Keywords

• fear of childbirth
• personality type