The effectiveness of individual cognitive behavioral therapy on fear of delivery in Extroverted Neuroticism women

Fear of giving birth today is one of the important problems in women's pregnancy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy on the fear of delivery process considering the two personality dimensions of neuroticism and extroversion in pregnant women. The statistical population included all pregnant women in Tehran .Using a randomized controlled trial, a sample of 50 pregnant women were selected using available sampling method and randomly divided into two control and experimental groups each containing 25 persons. The research investment was the Hartmann fear of delivery Questionnaire , reasons of fear of delivery Questionnaire, and the NEO Personality Questionaire. questionnaires for fear of delivery and fear of delivery of Hartman. Data were extracted from questionnaires and analyzed by covariance analysis .The results of covariance test showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy reduced the fear of delivery in pregnant women compared to the control group. The results showed that the pain component had the highest reduction and the premature delivery component had the least reduction. Also, the results showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy did not affect personality traits (neuroticism &extroversion). Based on the results, we can say that cognitive-behavioral education during pregnancy can be effective in reducing fear of delivery process.