NCT05627336

Tokophobia ; Our Clinical Experience

Causes and Frequency of Tokophobia, Its Effect on Cesarean Delivery Rates: Our Clinical Experience

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 300 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Fear of childbirth, or what has historically been called tokophobia, is often described as a severe fear of birth and pathological fear of childbirth. The reasons for fear of childbirth are stated as biological reasons, psychological reasons and lack of social support. However, it is still not possible to clearly explain the reasons for the fear of childbirth in pregnant women and the risk factors affecting them. The reasons for the fear of childbirth and the affecting factors have not been fully explained.

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between fear of childbirth and anxiety sensitivity in pregnant women, and whether the mode of delivery changes depending on this fear and these data. The aim of the authors is to reveal the frequency and causes of tokophobia in pregnant women followed in their clinics and to show the birth patterns of these patients.

Conditions

• Tocophobia
• Pregnancy Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	pregnant women in the 3rd trimester	Pregnant women who are in their third trimester and will give birth in the clinic will form the study group. These pregnant women will be measured by applying a set of questionnaires to measure their fear of childbirth.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-01-01
• Completion: 2025-01-01
• First posted: 2022-11-25
• Last updated: 2024-07-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)