title: Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire version A.
abstract: Severe antenatal fear of childbirth causes adverse effects on emotional well-being during the postpartum period. The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire is widely used to measure fear of childbirth among women before (version A) and after (version B) delivery. In this study, the original Swedish version was translated into Japanese, and its validity and reliability were examined among healthy, pregnant Japanese women. The Japanese-translated version presented a multidimensional structure with four factors: fear, lack of positive anticipation, isolation, and riskiness. Exhibiting concurrent/convergent validity, the Japanese version correlated with other psychological measures at expected levels. The Cronbach's α (0.90) and the intraclass correlation coefficient (0.86, P < 0.001) were high. In conclusion, the results provide support for the Japanese version to be considered a valid and reliable measure of prenatal fear of childbirth among pregnant Japanese women.
authors: Department of Midwifery and Women's Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Mizuki
authors: M
authors: Takegata
authors: Megumi
authors: M
authors: Haruna
authors: Masayo
authors: M
authors: Matsuzaki
authors: Mie
authors: M
authors: Shiraishi
authors: Ryoko
authors: R
authors: Murayama
authors: Tadaharu
authors: T
authors: Okano
authors: Elisabeth
authors: E
authors: Severinsson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D036801:Parturition / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: fear of childbirth; pregnant Japanese women; reliability; translation; validity