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. 2021 Jul 7;2021(7):CD013321. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013321.pub2

NCT02266186.

Methods RCT
Setting: Linkoeping University, Sweden
Participants Pregnant women aged 18‐50 years
Inclusion criteria:
Pregnant women in 16‐30 weeks of pregnancy at time for enrolment. Able to read and write Swedish language having the possibility to use the Internet during the therapy.
Exclusion criteria:
Suicidal, psychotic or schizophrenic symptoms. Not motivated to work with their fear. Ongoing psychological therapy because of fear of childbirthNon Swedish‐ speaking women
Interventions Internet CBT
Traditional CBT
Outcomes Primary outcome measures:
Level of fear of childbirth [Time Frame: Change baseline to after 8 weeks of treatment] self rating with: Wijma Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A (W‐DEQ vers. A)

Secondary outcome measures:
Level of trauma [Time Frame: Change from baseline to 3 months after delivery ]self rating with: Traumatic Event Scale (TES)
Level of anxiety and depression [Time Frame: Change from baseline to 3 months after delivery] self rating with: Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS)
Notes Reported as completed in January 2018. Authors emailed.