tocophobic

English

Adjective

tocophobic (comparative more tocophobic, superlative most tocophobic)

1. Alternative spelling of tokophobic
   • 2011, Rosemary Mander, Pain in Childbearing and its Control: Key Issues for Midwives and Women, 2nd edition, Wiley-Blackwell:

     Despite having been able to overcome fear sufficiently to conceive, some tocophobic women still restored to termination of pregnancy when the reality of the possibility of childbirth dawned.

   • 2011, Lis Garratt, Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Midwifery Practice: CSA, Birth and Powerlessness, Oxford, New York: Radcliffe Publishing:

     Despite their fears about giving birth, none of the women in this study opted for an elective caesarean section as some tocophobic women are reported to do. […] The findings of Hofberg and Brockington, that tocophobic women who were denied their requests for caesarean section suffered higher rates of psychological morbidity than those whose wishes for operative birth were achieved, demonstrates the psychological damage that can occur when clinicians decide what is best for women on the basis of their own preferences.

   • 2018, Cathy Charles, “Caesarean section”, in Vicky Chapman, Cathy Charles, editors, The Midwife’s Labour and Birth Handbook, 4th edition, Wiley Blackwell, →ISBN, pages 214–215:

     CS may be reduced by the following: […] Offering tocophobic women referral to specialist, often midwife-run, clinics where they can discuss fears and plan the birth in a supportive environment (Butcher, 2014).

   • 2020, Amaury Cantilino, Carla Fonseca Zambaldi, “Anxiety Disorders in Women”, in Joel Rennó Jr., Gislene Valadares, Amaury Cantilino, Jeronimo Mendes-Ribeiro, Renan Rocha, Antonio Geraldo da Silva, editors, Women’s Mental Health: A Clinical and Evidence-Based Guide, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, →ISBN, page 115:

     Tocophobic pregnant women have a higher incidence of elective delivery by Caesarean section [34].