Lockiophobia
Fear of childbirth (tokophobia is more common; lockiophobia is a variant).
Lockiophobia
Fear of childbirth (tokophobia is more common; lockiophobia is a variant).
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Examples
"Lockiophobia made her terrified of pregnancy despite wanting children."
"He supported his partner through counselling because her lockiophobia was severe."
Mnemonic Trick
Lockio-/toko- relate to childbirth — imagine labour pain to recall fear.
Additional Information
Common Symptoms:
"Avoidance of pregnancy, panic when pregnancy is discussed, intense fear of labour pain, preference for avoiding parenthood."
Etymology
From Greek tokos = childbirth (term variants exist; tokophobia more commonly used) + phobos = fear.
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