Tocophobic

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.

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.

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).

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