Art Therapy and Counseling for Fear of Childbirth : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Wahlbeck, Helén ; Kvist, Linda J. LU and Landgren, Kajsa LU
(2020)
In Art Therapy
37(3).
p.123-130
- Abstract
Fear of childbirth (FOC) can lead to maternal distress during and after pregnancy. The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to examine whether art therapy as an adjunct to midwife-led counseling (study group) could reduce FOC significantly more than midwife-led counseling alone (control group). The on-treatment analysis included 82 women assessed by the Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire (W-DEQ) at pre- and post-timepoints. Both treatments resulted in significantly reduced FOC and there was no significant difference between the two groups. Art therapy may be used as a tailored intervention for those women who are interested in the treatment but further research is warranted.
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- author
- Wahlbeck, Helén
; Kvist, Linda J.
LU
and Landgren, Kajsa
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2020-02-07
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Art therapy, fear of childbirth, midwife-led counseling, pregnancy, randomized controlled trial
- in
- Art Therapy
- volume
- 37
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85079453357
- ISSN
- 0742-1656
- DOI
- 10.1080/07421656.2020.1721399
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 77a17baa-c1e1-4f82-bf7b-bcb71140c246
- date added to LUP
- 2020-02-28 12:56:02
- date last changed
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