Internet- Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Among Women With Fear of Childbirth

Overview

Fear of Birth is common in pregnant women and associated with physiological and psychological consequences. Fear is mostly associated with fear of losing control, fear for the baby's life or health or own life threatening events . Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for most anxiety disorders and for women with mental health problems during pregnancy and postpartum.. It has been suggested for perinatal women as with Fear of Birth. Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy have shown it is efficiency as treatment for anxiety and depression as traditional face-to-face CBT in managing emotional problems for women

Fear of Birth is common in pregnant women , the current study aims to examine the efficacy of an Internet-based Cognitive behavioral therapy compared to standard of care for women with fear of child birth( moderate /severe). The study comparing internet -based Cognitive Behavioral therapy in addition to routine stander of antenatal care (interventional group) with others who are receiving stander of care alone( control group). The study is the second phase of the study project named "Prevalence of childbirth fear and associated factors among pregnant women. based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, the total participants who have moderate and severe level of child birth fear is 169 pregnant women . The final sample eligible is 96 participants . Those will assign randomly to either interventional / control group the interventional group will receive internet -based cognitive behavioural therapy program accompanied with stander of care providing at antenatal clinics . through whats app group the researchers will provide the program contents