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]

• 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]

• Nightmare

  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 do have nightmares once in a while about being pregnant," Alex Wege, 33, said, admitting that if she were to become pregnant now, she would consider abortion. "Sometimes I wish the decision would be taken out of my hand by nature. [mic.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]

• Anxiety Disorder

  The majority of the numerous contributors are anxiety disorder researchers and clinicians who possess cutting-edge knowledge of their areas of expertise. [books.google.com]

  Bromisodrophobia Synonym for Other specified phobia F01-F99 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)|F40-F48 Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48)|F40 Phobic anxiety disorders [averbis.com]

  Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, involving an intensely irrational fear of an object or situation that poses little or no danger. Most people know phobias such as fear of spiders or closed in spaces. [bellybelly.com.au]

  As someone who has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, I have already expressed my desire to have a C-section in order to avoid natural labor, even though I am not pregnant and am currently not trying to conceive. [theatlantic.com]

• Claustrophobia

  Phobia (finding) Inferred relationship Some Fear of pregnancy Is a True Phobia (finding) Inferred relationship Some Fear of insects Is a True Phobia (finding) Inferred relationship Some Parasitophobia Is a True Phobia (finding) Inferred relationship Some Claustrophobia [tx.fhir.org]

• 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]

• Forgetful

  She's also horrified by what she calls a "trick of evolution": "The overwhelming 'love' that a mother feels seeing her newborn baby, which makes her forget the pain [of birth], is in fact the release of oxytocin and endorphins that induces feeling of [mic.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]