The work presents accurate, authoritative, and up-to-date information based on scientific evidence. [books.google.com]

The evidence this study presents reveals that there is a connection between a greater degree of kinesiophobia and greater levels of pain intensity. [en.wikipedia.org]

Many of these women wish to have a general anaesthetic to avoid being present at all. For women who live with an intense fear and dread of pregnancy and birth, the idea of experiencing either can be overwhelming. [bellybelly.com.au]

And when a phobia is already present, these feelings of shame will only exacerbate fears. [theatlantic.com]

• Pain

  Pain-related fear is more disabling than pain itself: evidence on the role of pain-related fear in chronic back pain disability. Pain 1999;80(1):329–339. doi:10.1016/s0304-3959(98)00229-2. 4. Feitosa AS, Lopes JB, Bonfa E, Halpern AS. [chrisbutlersportspt.wordpress.com]

  Secondary tokophobia, on the other hand, affects women who already have children and fear the complications and pain associated with pregnancy and childbirth. [mic.com]

  From an early age we are fed the message that pregnancy and birth are unpleasant and painful experiences to be gotten through. [bellybelly.com.au]

  […] finding)|Fear of heart attack|Fear of heart attack (finding)|Fear of hypertension|Fear of hypertension (finding)|Fear of infection|Fear of infection (finding)|Fear of injections|Fear of microorganisms|Fear of needles|Fear of needles (finding)|Fear of pain [averbis.com]

• Disability

  Pain-related fear is more disabling than pain itself: evidence on the role of pain-related fear in chronic back pain disability. Pain 1999;80(1):329–339. doi:10.1016/s0304-3959(98)00229-2. 4. Feitosa AS, Lopes JB, Bonfa E, Halpern AS. [chrisbutlersportspt.wordpress.com]

  Kinesiophobia is a factor that hinders rehabilitation and actually prolongs disability and pain.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Kinesiophobia can be a factor in increased time to return to participation in pre-injury activities. [en.wikipedia.org]

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  Though there aren’t statistics in the United States for a pathological anxiety over pregnancy and childbirth—known as tokophobia— studies in Australia and Britain have found that 6 percent of pregnant women report a disabling fear of having babies, while [theatlantic.com]

• Falling

  […] film How do I explain all the patience I put into it but I can't live without something burdening me pointing me to the end because my brain is made of thorns and my heart is like a flower it still believes in good it does not know the petals will all fall [lyricstranslate.com]

  But when the anxiety becomes so intense that it starts to impact your daily life or it prevents you from ever wanting to fall pregnant in the first place, then you could be suffering from a serious phobia. [healthymummy.com]

• Crying

  Physical and psychological symptoms of tokophobia vary but can include: Recurrent nightmares Hyperventilating Sweating and shaking Panic and anxiety attacks Crying (triggered by sight or even words) Nausea and vomiting Thoughts of death or dying Many [bellybelly.com.au]

  I went in quite calm but ended up in tears (I always cry when I think about dd's birth) and dh took over explaining what happened and why we wanted a cs. The consultant seemed to listen to him more and completely changed his tone. [mumsnet.com]

• Sweating

  The symptoms typically include extreme anxiety, dread and anything associated with panic such as shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, nausea, inability to articulate words or sentences [common-phobias.com]

  […] baby face and little voice" But the baby's grown too fast between walls of a room that started feeling too small and every time something goes the way it's supposed to I feel like I can't take it And I look for every kind of pain Mixed with blood and sweat [lyricstranslate.com]

  Physical and psychological symptoms of tokophobia vary but can include: Recurrent nightmares Hyperventilating Sweating and shaking Panic and anxiety attacks Crying (triggered by sight or even words) Nausea and vomiting Thoughts of death or dying Many [bellybelly.com.au]

• Fear

  |Fear of infection|Fear of infection (finding)|Fear of injections|Fear of microorganisms|Fear of needles|Fear of needles (finding)|Fear of pain|Fear of poisoning|Fear of pregnancy|Fear of pregnancy (finding)|Fear of sexual feelings and activity|Fear of [averbis.com]

  Over the course of 4-6 weeks, we will work very closely together to clear your fears. During our time together I’ll teach you how to clear your fears using techniques that eat fears for breakfast. [fearfreechildbirth.com]

  Scroll down for video A crippling fear: Melinda Gottardo, 39, has tokophobia - the fear of pregnancy and childbirth Worth the fear: Ms Gottardo had a planned cesarean section for the birth of her son, Max, due to her phobia of child birth 'It's not the [dailymail.co.uk]

• Anger

  She had suppressed her anger for so long that even attending the clinic took considerable courage. [theguardian.com]

• Cesarean Section

  Scroll down for video A crippling fear: Melinda Gottardo, 39, has tokophobia - the fear of pregnancy and childbirth Worth the fear: Ms Gottardo had a planned cesarean section for the birth of her son, Max, due to her phobia of child birth 'It's not the [dailymail.co.uk]

• Confusion

  Im a bit confused though- I feel uncomfortable threatening a doctor with legal consequences. Dont get me wrong, Id love to do it, I just dont want to tick him off to the point where he doesn't want to help at all! [mumsnet.com]

Please click on the tab at the top of the page called “Treatments” to find out more information on these types of treatments. [common-phobias.com]

Ideal for both high school students and general audiences, readers will be engaged by high-interest content that not only details and explains various phobias but enables them to trace the history, theories, and practices associated with the study and treatment [books.google.com]

Obstetric outcome for women who received individualized treatment for fear of childbirth during pregnancy. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 2012; 91: 44-49 10 Otley H. Fear of childbirth: Understanding the causes, impact and treatment. [thieme-connect.de]

It’s important to know that help is available and treatment can be successful. The first step is talking to a trusted care provider so that you can be supported to the right help and treatment for you. [bellybelly.com.au]

Cognitive-behavioural treatment for subacute and chronic neck pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 May 26;(5):CD010664. Review. [en.wikipedia.org]

This in turn can affect patient prognosis and healing times.10 Figure 2 The physiological and psychological changes that occur in chronic pain conditions are well- studied and is described in David Butler’s “Explain Pain.”1 Essentially, your body adapts [chrisbutlersportspt.wordpress.com]

But when the anxiety becomes so intense that it starts to impact your daily life or it prevents you from ever wanting to fall pregnant in the first place, then you could be suffering from a serious phobia. [healthymummy.com]

[…] summarize, KPB can be broken down into “Harmful factors” (HF) which reflect the patient’s belief that something is seriously wrong with the body; and “Activity avoidance factors” (AAF) which represent the belief that avoiding exercise/activity will prevent [chrisbutlersportspt.wordpress.com]

Being informed about birth in a realistic, positive way – whether through a woman’s doctor, midwife or antenatal classes, is one of the most vital ways of preventing birth trauma. [bellybelly.com.au]

While hysteria was a diagnosis imposed on a woman in an attempt to prevent disease, tokophobia is an internal panic; it’s not the uterus itself that’s considered a danger to mental well-being, but what could happen within it—and as a result, to the rest [theatlantic.com]

Despite my best efforts, I often feel like there's something wrong with me; something broken that prevents me from being able to fully 'get' why I'm in such a minority." [mic.com]