Fear of Childbirth in The World: A Bibliometric Analysis

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 388 - 395, 05.07.2024

Hatice Acar Bektaş , Özgür Alparslan

https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1509314

Abstract

Aim to review research on fear of childbirth, to analyze and evaluate publications through bibliometric analysis, to identify the trend in the relevant field and to provide suggestions for future studies. Bibliographic data were pulled from the Scopus database. All articles on the subject were scanned until 19/06/2023. 807 articles were included in the analysis. The bibliographic data was exported from the database and then duplication control was performed in the Mendeley program. Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer and R-based Biblioshiny programs were used to analyze and visualize the findings. Between 1955 and 2023, 807 studies were reached. Worldwide, Sweden was the most productive country with 149 (18.46%) articles. 45 documents were published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica and BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth journals. The most prolific author was Hildingsson (n=25). “Psychometric aspects of the W-DEQ; The study titled “A new questionnaire for the measurement of fear of childbirth” became the most cited article and received 509 citations. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in fear of childbirth research. Considering the fact that the fear of childbirth and its consequences are an important public health problem, it is important to encourage researchers and research projects in this field, especially in countries where birth and cesarean delivery rates are high, such as Turkey.
Keywords: Fear of childbirth, bibliometric analysis, midwifery

Keywords

Fear of childbirth, bibliometric analysis, midwifery

Dünyada Doğum Korkusu: Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Doğum korkusu ile ilgili araştırmaları gözden geçirmek, yayınları bibliyometrik analiz yoluyla analiz etmek, değerlendirmek, ilgili alandaki eğilimi tespit etmek ve gelecekteki çalışmalar için öneriler sağlamak bu derlemenin amacıdır. Bibliyografik veriler Scopus veri tabanından çekilmiştir. 19/06/2023’e kadar konuyla ilgili yapılmış tüm makaleler taranmıştır. Analize 807 makale dahil edilmiştir. Bibliyografik veriler veri tabanından dışarı aktarılmış ve ardından Mendeley programında duplikasyon kontrolü yapılmıştır. Bulguları analiz etmek ve görselleştirmek için Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer ve R tabanlı Biblioshiny programları kullanılmıştır. 1955-2023 tarihleri arasında 807 çalışmaya ulaşılmıştır. Dünya genelinde İsveç, 149 (%18,46) makale ile en üretken ülke olmuştur. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica ve BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth dergilerinde 45’er doküman yayınlanmıştır. En üretken yazar, Hildingsson'du (n=25). “Psychometric aspects of the W-DEQ; A new questionnaire for the measurement of fear of childbirth” başlıklı çalışma en çok atıf yapılan makale olmuştur ve 509 atıf almıştır. Son yıllarda doğum korkusu araştırmalarına artan bir ilgi vardır. Doğum korkusu ve sonuçları önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Türkiye gibi doğum ve sezaryen doğum oranlarının yüksek olduğu ülkelerdeki araştırmacıların, bu alandaki araştırma projelerinin teşvik edilmesi önem arz etmektedir.

Keywords

Doğum korkusu, bibliyometrik analiz, ebelik

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