Jemma Smith suffered anxiety attacks throughout her pregnancy, obsessing about the risks of labor. Her fear of death became so intense she wrote goodbye letters to her partner and unborn child. Mental ...

September 29, 2011 — A report on delivery outcomes comparing women with fear of childbirth with those who are not afraid suggests that the fear of childbirth can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, ...

The duration of breastfeeding is shorter than average among mothers with a fear of childbirth—regardless of the mode of ...

The duration of breastfeeding is shorter than average among mothers with a fear of childbirth - regardless of the mode of delivery, a new study from Finland shows. According to the researchers, the ...

Tokophobia, as it’s called, is not often studied in the United States. But a new survey finds that it may be very common, particularly among Black women and in disadvantaged communities. By Roni Caryn ...

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated fear of childbirth among pregnant people in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth study. The researchers were particularly interested in understanding, from a U.S.

Source: RDNE Stock Project/Pexels You have likely heard of claustrophobia and maybe even arachnophobia (fear of spiders), but what is tokophobia? Tokophobia is an intense fear of pregnancy and ...

The duration of breastfeeding is shorter than average among mothers with a fear of childbirth -- regardless of the mode of delivery, a new study from Finland shows. The duration of breastfeeding is ...

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated fear of childbirth among pregnant people in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth study. The researchers were particularly interested in understanding, from a U.S.