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Table 1 Prevalence of childbirth fear by WDEQ-A cut points

From: Prevalence of childbirth fear in an Australian sample of pregnant women

Author, Yr, Country

Gestation screened

WDEQ cut point

Population

Parity

Prevalence

Ryding, 1998. [5]. Sweden.

K32

WDEQ ≥85

Swedish

All

10%

Nullips, Mean 54.1

Multis, Mean 57.7

Zar, 2001. [24]. Sweden.

K32

WDEQ ≥66

Swedish

All, Mean 57

26%

Nullips, Mean 58.6

26%

Multis, Mean 50.3

26%

Johnson, 2002. [14]. UK.

K32

WDEQ -

UK

Nullips, Mean 65.4

-

Multis, Mean 58

Zar, 2002. [25]. Sweden.

K32

WDEQ ≥ 85

Swedish

All, Mean 57

11%

WDEQ ≥ 100

2.4%

Kjergaard, 2008. [22]. Sweden.

K37

WDEQ ≥85

Swedish & Danish

Nullips, Mean 59

11%

Fenwick, 2009. [6]. Australia.

K36

WDEQ ≥ 66

Australian

All, Mean 57.8 (6–115)

27%

Nullips, Mean 62.4

33%

Multis, Mean 53.6

20%

Hall, 2009. [16]. Canada.

K35-39

WDEQ ≥66

Canadian

All, Mean 52.9

25%

Spice, 2009. [26]. Canada.

K24

WDEQ ≥85

Canadian

All

9.1%

Nieminen, 2009. [27]. Sweden.

K16-32

WDEQ ≥ 85

Swedish

All, Mean 62.8

15.6%

Nullips, Mean 64.5

14.8%

Multis, Mean 60.7

16.5%

WDEQ ≥ 100

All, Mean 62.8

5.7%

Rouhe, 2009. [28]. Finland.

K22

WDEQ ≥ 100

Finnish

All, Mean 68.3

 

Nullips < K20, Mean 70.7

7.0%

Nullips > K20, Mean 74.7

Multis < K20, Mean 63

7.7%

Multis > K20 Mean 69.7

Adams, 2012. [4]. Norway.

K32

WDEQ ≥85

Norwegian

All – Mean 56.7

7.5%

Nordeng, 2012. [29]. Norway.

K32

WDEQ ≥85

Norwegian

All

7.8%

Storksen, 2012. [30]. Norway.

K32

WDEQ ≥85

Norwegian

All – Mean 56.8

8%

Salomonsson, 2013. [31]. Sweden.

K26

WDEQ ≥85

Swedish

Nullips, Mean 68.5

20.8%

Rouhe, 2013. [32]. Finland.

K11-13

WDEQ ≥ 100

Finnish

Nullips

8.1%