Hi out there. I was just recently researching this after a friend of mine brought it to my attention.
Tokophobia:is an extreme and uncontrollable fear of childbirth or pregnancy. While pregnancy is expected to be a time when women experience long bouts of anxiety, when they develop a fear of childbirth so intense that it disrupts their ability to lead normal lives or have a normal birth, they very likely have tokophobia.

If left untreated, tokophobia can only become more intense and damaging. Not only can this disorder lead to an elective termination of some pregnancies because of fear, but the psychological stress attendant with the disorder can often be damaging to a pregnancy even if the woman does not elect to terminate it. Furthermore, tokophobia may only be a byproduct of other emotional and behavioral disorders such as clinical depression. Some of the more apparent indicators of tokophobia include:

Feelings of dread or panic when the idea of childbirth or pregnancy arises
Refusing to go through with childbirth unless elective Caesarean section can be guaranteed
An intense increase in anxiety or depression while pregnant
Expressing a strong desire to have children while also refusing to become pregnant
Previous terminations of apparently healthy pregnancies
Intense fear that childbirth will result in maternal death


Read the Full Page: Tokophobia – Symptoms and Facts of Tokophobia – Treatment of Tokophobia
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I googled this term.(Not allowed to post links yet for reference).

The reason we had the talk was because out of all the women in my family, and few "friends" that I have, I'm childless.
I've honestly taken Plan B (morning after pill) TWICE without even knowing if I was pregnant. Because you're supposed to take within 72 hours of having unprotected sex. I was in a committed 10 year relationship and I'm now 32. I haven't talked to therapist or OBGYN about it.
Does anyone here think they have have this is a result of their struggle with anxiety, depression?
I'm beginning to feel like I want kids/ but I don't. I love kids. I second guess my own ability to be a mother. I know anxiety can cause me to over-think. But I'd like anyone's input.

Thanks