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Articles on Tokophobia

December 3, 2020

Tokophobia is an extreme fear of childbirth. Here’s how to recognise and treat it

Julie Jomeen, Southern Cross University; Catriona Jones, University of Hull; Claire Marshall, University of Hull, and Colin Martin, Southern Cross University

Tokophobia goes beyond normal childbirth concerns and worries and becomes an intense and irrational fear of pregnancy and/or labour.

October 8, 2018

Franziska Wadephul, University of Hull; Catriona Jones, University of Hull, and Julie Jomeen, University of Hull

Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth.

February 16, 2018

Catriona Jones, University of Hull; Franziska Wadephul, University of Hull, and Julie Jomeen, University of Hull

Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth.

Catriona Jones
Senior Research Fellow in Maternal and Reproductive Health, University of Hull
Julie Jomeen
Professor of Midwifery and Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Southern Cross University
Franziska Wadephul
Research Assistant, University of Hull
Claire Marshall
National Institute for Health Research Fellow, University of Hull
Colin Martin
Adjunct professor, Southern Cross University