Resources for Birth & Mental Health Professionals
Tokophobia, the extreme fear of pregnancy and birth that affects millions of women, yet it’s often misunderstood or overlooked.
These resources were written to help midwives, doulas, therapists, and birth professionals understand tokophobia, recognise its impact, and learn how to better support your clients.
Start exploring now and deepen your knowledge!
Why So Many Birth Professionals Are Missing Tokophobia
Here is something that should bother every one of us who works with women through the perinatal journey: a fear serious enough to shape whether a woman has children at all is sitting in our caseloads, and most of the time we do not see it. Tokophobia awareness among professionals is shockingly low. This is…
Uncovering the Hidden Faces of Tokophobia: JJ’s Story and Why It’s About More Than “Just” Having Kids
Tokophobia isn’t always what you think it is. Some women know it from the gut-wrenching terror at the thought of pregnancy or birth. For others,...
Why We’re Doing This: The Hidden Truth About Tokophobia, Trauma & Healing
When I first realised I had tokophobia — the pathological fear of pregnancy and childbirth — it wasn’t because a “professional” named it. It wasn’t...
Tokophobia and the Birth Industry: Why We’re Failing Women
For an industry dedicated to supporting women through pregnancy and birth, we are missing something huge. We talk about birth trauma. We talk about...
What tokophobia program is right for me?
Making the decision to tackle tokophobia is not always easy. Mainly because finding someone who understands how you feel AND who can...
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