Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning
Zhi-Lin Zhang,* Kang-Jia Chen,* Hui Chen,* Miao-Miao Zhu, Jing-Jing Gu, Li-Shuai Jiang, Lan Zheng, Shu-Guang Zhou Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Medical Center of Anhui Medical University, The Fifth Affiliated Clinical College of Anhui Medical Uni...
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| description | Zhi-Lin Zhang,* Kang-Jia Chen,* Hui Chen,* Miao-Miao Zhu, Jing-Jing Gu, Li-Shuai Jiang, Lan Zheng, Shu-Guang Zhou Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Medical Center of Anhui Medical University, The Fifth Affiliated Clinical College of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Women and Children’s Medical Center, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shu-Guang Zhou, Email [email protected]; Lan Zheng, Email [email protected]: Fear of childbirth (FOC) is a psychological state of fear and distress that pregnant women experience when they approach labor. This fear can have significant negative effects on both the mother and the newborn, making it crucial to study the influencing factors of FOC to implement early interventions.Objective: First, identify the risk factors for FOC occurrence, then construct a predictive model for FOC and evaluate its predictive efficiency.Methods: A total of 901 pregnant women who underwent regular prenatal check-ups at Anhui Women and Children’s Medical Center were selected. Participants completed questionnaires. General information and relevant medical data of the patients were collected for data aggregation. The data was randomly divided into a training set (n = 632) and a testing set (n = 269) in a 7:3 ratio. Univariate analysis of risk factors for FOC was performed on the training set data. Using univariate logistic regression and multivariate logistic regression to analyze the risk factors associated with the occurrence of FOC, we constructed a FOC risk predictive model via ten different machine learning methods and evaluated the predictive performance of the model.Results: Our study indicated that educational level, history of adverse pregnancy outcomes, history of cesarean section, planned pregnancy, assisted reproduction, income, payment, SAS scores, and age are independent risk factors for FOC. The risk predictive model included six factors, such as gravidity, history of adverse pregnancy outcomes, history of cesarean section, planned pregnancy, payment, and SSRS scores. The model was built using ten types of machine learning and was evaluated to perform well.Conclusion: Gravidity, history of adverse pregnancy outcomes, history of cesarean section, planned pregnancy, payment method, and SSRS score are risk factors for FOC in late-pregnancy women. The risk predictive model established in this study has a high clinical reference value.Keywords: fear of childbirth, FOC, machine learning, risk factors, predictive model |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1d63518c1e34bd7a331c348a920d1852025-02-06T16:40:25ZengDove Medical PressInternational Journal of Women's Health1179-14112025-02-01Volume 1731132399940Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine LearningZhang ZLChen KJChen HZhu MMGu JJJiang LSZheng LZhou SGZhi-Lin Zhang,* Kang-Jia Chen,* Hui Chen,* Miao-Miao Zhu, Jing-Jing Gu, Li-Shuai Jiang, Lan Zheng, Shu-Guang Zhou Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Medical Center of Anhui Medical University, The Fifth Affiliated Clinical College of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Women and Children’s Medical Center, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shu-Guang Zhou, Email [email protected]; Lan Zheng, Email [email protected]: Fear of childbirth (FOC) is a psychological state of fear and distress that pregnant women experience when they approach labor. This fear can have significant negative effects on both the mother and the newborn, making it crucial to study the influencing factors of FOC to implement early interventions.Objective: First, identify the risk factors for FOC occurrence, then construct a predictive model for FOC and evaluate its predictive efficiency.Methods: A total of 901 pregnant women who underwent regular prenatal check-ups at Anhui Women and Children’s Medical Center were selected. Participants completed questionnaires. General information and relevant medical data of the patients were collected for data aggregation. The data was randomly divided into a training set (n = 632) and a testing set (n = 269) in a 7:3 ratio. Univariate analysis of risk factors for FOC was performed on the training set data. Using univariate logistic regression and multivariate logistic regression to analyze the risk factors associated with the occurrence of FOC, we constructed a FOC risk predictive model via ten different machine learning methods and evaluated the predictive performance of the model.Results: Our study indicated that educational level, history of adverse pregnancy outcomes, history of cesarean section, planned pregnancy, assisted reproduction, income, payment, SAS scores, and age are independent risk factors for FOC. The risk predictive model included six factors, such as gravidity, history of adverse pregnancy outcomes, history of cesarean section, planned pregnancy, payment, and SSRS scores. The model was built using ten types of machine learning and was evaluated to perform well.Conclusion: Gravidity, history of adverse pregnancy outcomes, history of cesarean section, planned pregnancy, payment method, and SSRS score are risk factors for FOC in late-pregnancy women. The risk predictive model established in this study has a high clinical reference value.Keywords: fear of childbirth, FOC, machine learning, risk factors, predictive modelhttps://www.dovepress.com/construction-and-validation-of-a-model-for-predicting-fear-of-childbir-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJWHfear of childbirth ;focmachine learningrisk factorspredictive model |
| spellingShingle | Zhang ZL Chen KJ Chen H Zhu MM Gu JJ Jiang LS Zheng L Zhou SG Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning International Journal of Women's Health fear of childbirth ;foc machine learning risk factors predictive model |
| title | Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning |
| title_full | Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning |
| title_fullStr | Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning |
| title_short | Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning |
| title_sort | construction and validation of a model for predicting fear of childbirth a cross sectional population study via machine learning |
| topic | fear of childbirth ;foc machine learning risk factors predictive model |
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