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tokophobia
noun[ U ]
medical specialized(alsotocophobia)uk /ˌtɒk.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ us /ˌtoʊ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
an abnormal(= not normal) fear of becoming pregnant and giving birth:
She writes about how she overcame the overwhelming fear of giving birth, a condition known as tokophobia.
Tocophobia can be a very real and challenging problem when you want to add to your family.
The tragic thing is that many women with tokophobia actually want a baby.
The condition known as tokophobia is often not taken seriously - a lot of doctors think it's just the normal fears about childbirth.
There are two types of tokophobia: primary, where the terror precedes any pregnancy, and secondary, where it follows a traumatic delivery.
Secondary tokophobia can be more easily understood, but a lot of women have terrible experiences and don't develop this extreme reaction.
Another common, yet rarely admitted, phobia is the fear of childbirth (tocophobia).
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