tokophobia
tokophobia (tocophobia) (tok-ŏ-foh-bia) n. a profound fear of childbirth. primary t. tokophobia that develops in adolescence and causes many women to avoid childbirth altogether. secondary t. tokophobia that occurs after a traumatic delivery and can stop a woman having another child.
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