The Relationship Between Fear of Childbirth and Perceived Level of Social Support: Cross-Sectional Study

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Higher levels of perceived social support are significantly associated with a decreased fear of childbirth among women of childbearing age. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Seda CİP; Ayşe ÇATALOLUK

doi:10.5336/healthsci.2025-114865

January 1, 2026Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Health SciencesOpen Access

The Relationship Between Fear of Childbirth and Perceived Level of Social Support: Cross-Sectional Study

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Key Points

To determine the relationship between levels of childbirth fear and perceived social support in women of childbearing age.
Cross-sectional study involving 380 women aged 18-49 from a university hospital
Data collected using standardized scales for childbirth fear and perceived social support
Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, parametric tests, and Pearson correlation analysis.
Overall childbirth fear score average was 52.11±11.25, and social support score average was 63.14±14.90
Statistical differences in fear scores based on age, education level, employment, and marital status were significant (p<0.05)
A moderate negative correlation between childbirth fear and perceived social support was found (p<0.001).

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Cross-sectional study investigates how social support impacts childbirth fear in women of childbearing age, suggesting significant correlations.

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CİP et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1e72e830b38c64201b6223 https://doi.org/10.5336/healthsci.2025-114865

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