FIRST-TIME DELIVERING WOMEN’S FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH AND IT’S RELATION TO DELIVERY OUTCOMES AT A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN LITHUANIA

Mantilė Juotkutė, Akvilė Papievytė, Eglė Machtejevienė Abstract Introduction. Fear of childbirth (FOC) is a common women’s health problem. It might affect the mother’s and the fetus’ health, complicate and prolong the birth. Women with tokophobia (clinically significant FOC) are more likely to suffer poor birth outcomes. FOC can increase Caesarean section rates with no medical…

Assessment Of Women’s Expectations Of Care

Alina Liepinaitienė, Ingrida Poškienė Abstract The patient’s priorities, expectations, evaluation becomes an important step towards the implementation of the patient’s medical advice expectations. Patient expectations are important not only as his opinion, their justification affect patient satisfaction with healthcare services, treatment regime and the continuation of treatment, and treatment outcomes. There were no other survey…

Childbirth Fear Influence On Delivery Process And The Choice Of Analgesia Method

Rasa Liutikienė, Geriuldas Žiliukas Abstract Labor, as a life event, is characterized by tremendous physiological and psychological changes that require major behavioral adjustments in a short period of time. These changes may negatively impact the state of the pregnant woman and the fetus and may even complicate pregnancy and childbirth. Clinically significant fear of childbirth…