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Fear of birth

A proposed psychological model for understanding and supporting individuals living with tokophobia

This article discusses a psychological model that medical, health and mental health professionals working with pregnant woman and expectant fathers can use if they detect signs of tokophobia. It is...

A national online survey of UK maternity unit service provision for women with fear of birth

There is no agreed definition on what fear of birth (FoB) is, largely due to the differences in its diagnostic testing (Haines et al, 2011) However, Areskog (1982: 263) defined severe FoB in women who...

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