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Bras."],"abstract":"<jats:p>SUMMARY  OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between positive\/negative religious coping, fear of childbirth, and pregnancy-related distress among pregnant women.  METHODS: A descriptive correlational design was used at a training and research hospital (June 2023\u2013March 2024). A total of 155 pregnant women completed a demographic form, the Religious Coping Scale, the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale, and the Wijma Delivery Expectancy\/Experience Questionnaire. Analyses included descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, t-tests, analysis of variance, and multiple regression.  RESULTS: Participants reported higher positive than negative religious coping. Fear of childbirth was moderate, and pregnancy-related distress was low. In adjusted regression analyses, negative religious coping was associated with higher fear of childbirth and pregnancy-related distress (p&lt;0.05), while positive coping was not significantly associated.  CONCLUSION: Assessing religious coping in prenatal care may help identify women reporting greater childbirth fear and pregnancy-related distress. Spiritually sensitive support may be considered within holistic antenatal care. 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