Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Background: Pregnancy is a God gifted natural phenomena experienced by a woman in her reproductive age. Fear related to childbirth caused by many factors experience by a woman in a society. This fear is termed as Tokophobia. The aim of this study was to explore the perception related to fear of childbirth in primigravida and primiparous women. Method: A qualitative exploratory research design used and semi structure interviews among 15 primigravida and primiparous women were conducted in Gynecological department of Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore. Results: Researcher proposed six themes and twelve sub themes on the participant’s experience with fear of childbirth: (1) Fear of birth (fear of labor pain, fear of birth process), (2) Fear of life (Maternal life, fetal life), (3) Emotional changes ( positive aspects, negative aspects), (4) Lack of knowledge about birth process( lack of facilities, overburden of patients), (5) Childbirth preparation ( Ambivalent feelings, fear related to mode of birth), (6) Privacy ( social privacy, expectations for privacy maintenance. Conclusion: Fear of childbirth is caused by multiple factors accompanied by feelings of solitariness, ambivalence, society pressure and fear related to health of newborn baby.