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From: The effect of an elective cesarean section on maternal request on peripartum anxiety and depression in women with childbirth fear: a systematic review

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Mean Scores Anxiety and/or Depression Scale. * = p ≤ 0.05, ** = p ≤ 0.01, *** = p ≤ 0.001. AP = antepartum, ECS = elective cesarean section, EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, IES = Impact of Event Scale (measures PTSD), Mismatch = prefer ECS, deliver vaginally, PP = postpartum, SCL-Anxiety = (Hopkins) Symptom-Checklist (measures anxiety), SCL-8 = (Hopkins) Symptom-Checklist-8 (measures anxiety and depression), VAG = normal vaginal delivery, wk = weeks

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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