In recent decades, more women have been child-free by choice, whether it's for lifestyle, financial, or personal reasons. And that's their prerogative; no one should feel pressured (or forced) into procreating. But one Australian woman lives with a pathological fear of pregnancy and childbirth called tokophobia—and she's vowed to never conceive because of it.
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It's worth noting that the majority of pregnant people feel anxious or worried about some aspect of pregnancy and childbirth. But people who are tokophobic may go to great lengths to avoid getting pregnant, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. They might also worry so much during pregnancy that they have difficulty eating and sleeping, or undergo an elective C-section because of their immense fear of vaginal childbirth.
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