Tokophobia: An unreasoning dread of childbirth
- 2 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 176 (1) , 83-85
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.176.1.83
Abstract
Background Some women dread and avoid childbirth despite desperately wanting a baby. This is called tokophobia.Keywords
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