Tocophobic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tocophobic is an adjective meaning Alternative spelling of tokophobic.
Meaning
Alternative spelling of tokophobic.
Example Sentences
Tocophobic pregnant women have a higher incidence of elective delivery by Caesarean section [34].
Despite having been able to overcome fear sufficiently to conceive, some tocophobic women still restored to termination of pregnancy when the reality of the possibility of childbirth dawned.
CS may be reduced by the following:[…]Offering tocophobic women referral to specialist, often midwife-run, clinics where they can discuss fears and plan the birth in a supportive environment (Butcher, 2014).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tokophobic, chemphobic, germaphobic, phobic, genophobic, sexphobic.
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