Tokophobia ; Our Clinical Experience

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Pregnancy Complications; Tocophobia

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: pregnant women in the 3rd trimester

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05627336

ATADEK/ 11.2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fear of childbirth, or what has historically been called tokophobia, is often described as a severe fear of birth and pathological fear of childbirth. The reasons for fear of childbirth are stated as biological reasons, psychological reasons and lack of social support. However, it is still not possible to clearly explain the reasons for the fear of childbirth in pregnant women and the risk factors affecting them. The reasons for the fear of childbirth and the affecting factors have not been fully explained.

Full description

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between fear of childbirth and anxiety sensitivity in pregnant women, and whether the mode of delivery changes depending on this fear and these data. The aim of the authors is to reveal the frequency and causes of tokophobia in pregnant women followed in their clinics and to show the birth patterns of these patients.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 3rd trimester pregnant women who are followed up in our clinic and will give birth in our clinic.
• Pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 40

Exclusion criteria

• Those in the risky pregnancy category (preeclampsia, gdm, iugr... etc.)
• Known to have fetal anomaly during follow-ups
• Those with chronic disease
• Those with sexually transmitted diseases
• Those with a history of cesarean section