For Women Who Fear Pregnancy and Childbirth

Through working with dozens of newly married and engaged couples, my husband and I have noticed a new trend. It is well known that many young women choose to delay or forgo having children altogether — but often, this decision is driven not by a fear of lost autonomy but by a fear of pregnancy and birth, known as tokophobia.Social media has made the idea of tokophobia popular through curated streams of short-form videos describing pregnancy and labor fears and complications. These clips show rel