Fear of Childbirth: It is Time to Talk About It!

Affiliations

¹ Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
² Bauru School of Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
³ National Institute for Women's, Children's and Adolescent Health Fernandes Figueira, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Cibele Santini de Oliveira Imakawa et al. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2022 Oct.

. 2022 Oct;44(10):907-908.

doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1758467. Epub 2022 Nov 29.

¹ Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
² Bauru School of Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
³ National Institute for Women's, Children's and Adolescent Health Fernandes Figueira, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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