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. 2023 Jun 22;23:468. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05790-4

Table 4.

Couples’ mutual traumatic symptoms, fear of childbirth, and depression

The cut-off values Both in a couple exceeding the cut-off values, % When woman exceeded the cut-off value, also her partner exceeded the same cut-off value, % When partner exceeded the cut-off value, also the woman exceeded the same cut-off value, %
IES score ≥ 24 9.7 19.6 35.5
IES score ≥ 33 3.4 10.9 22.3
W-DEQ-A ≥ 85 0.3 1.4 36.4
W-DEQ-A ≥ 100 0.04 0.5 14.3
VAS ≥ 50 mm 7.6 18.9 50.2
EPDS score ≥ 10 2.0 8.5 20.5
EPDS score ≥ 13 0.4 3.8 20.4

Abbreviations: IES = Impact of Event Scale, W-DEQ-A = Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire, VAS = Visual analogue scale