Toshinori Kitamura, Mizuki Takegata, Yuriko Usui, Yukiko Ohashi, Satoshi Sohda, Jun Takeda, Tomomi Saito, Yasuyo Kasai, Hideki Watanabe, Megumi Haruna, Satoru Takeda
Tokophobia is regarded as the intensive fear of childbirth that some pregnant women have. However, little is known about the psychopathological details of tokophobia (fear of childbirth). Between 2020 and 2021, a total of 10 pregnant women (nine nulliparae and one multipara) with a strong fear of childbirth were referred by obstetricians. Semi-structured psychopathological interviews were conducted, and two cases were judged to have obsession, three an overvalued idea, and one secondary delusion. Three were characterised by both obsession and overvalued idea and one by both obsession and secondary delusion...
February 21, 2024: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)