Tocophobie / Tokophobie

🎙️Our fifth speakers today are Claire Marshall, Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurse and Clinical Lead, Dr Sarah Blower, Associate Professor & Research Psychologist at York University & Melanie Lowe, a Perinatal Peer Support Worker ☺️

📲 #HumberResearch2025

New book by Alexia Leachman, dedicated to anyone struggling with tokophobia!
Betrayed By Your Biology: The Hidden Fear Controlling Women's Lives
📌 Publication date: November 19, 2025
📌 Now available for pre-order!
#ReproductiveAnxietyDisorder
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1MZFBFL

Exciting news: On Mon 12 Jan 2026 (6-8pm) at Union Offices, Bridgend, Dr Jane Hanley & Mark Williams launch ‘Supporting Parents and Families with Perinatal Mental Health & Well-being’. Join us, bring colleagues & network!

1 in 4 women experience mental health difficulties during the perinatal period, yet trauma often goes unrecognised.

This review highlights 8 key recommendations for trauma-informed care.

🧵 THREAD

#PerinatalMentalHealth #TraumaInformedCare #MaternalHealth

Tokophobia-Extreme Fear of Pregnancy and Birth and Implications for Care: A Case Report - PubMed The extreme or pathological fear of pregnancy and childbirth, also known as tokophobia, was first described in the mid-to-late 1800s but then rarely discussed in the literature until the turn of the 21st century. However, information remains scarce. Therefore, the goals of this case study are to des …

Tokophobia-Extreme Fear of Pregnancy and Birth and Implications for Care: A Case Report
J Perinat Educ. 2024 Jan 1;33(1):13-17. doi: 10.1891/JPE-2022-0021
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39564389/

When Pregnancy Feels Like a Nightmare Pregnancy is often seen as beautiful, but for some, it is a terrifying ordeal. Tokophobia, the intense fear of pregnancy, is real. Explore its roots and impact.

When Pregnancy Feels Like a Nightmare
Understanding tokophobia or the extreme fear of childbirth
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crea...

De la dépression postnatale à la détresse relationnelle : repenser la santé mentale périnatale On doit sortir du diagnostic binaire de la dépression postnatale et penser la parentalité comme une expérience relationnelle, pas seulement un trouble individuel.

De la dépression postnatale à la détresse relationnelle : repenser la santé mentale périnatale
Thomas Delawarde-Saïas, Professeur de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
#SantéMentalePérinatale
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Reproductive Anxiety Disorder (RAD) — a proposed framework to understand the hidden, trauma-linked fear of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood that underpins much of women’s mental and emotional distress during their reproductive years. —Alexia Leachman
#tokophobia
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New book by Alexia Leachman, dedicated to anyone struggling with tokophobia!
Betrayed By Your Biology: The Hidden Fear Controlling Women's Lives
📌 Publication date: November 19, 2025
📌 Now available for pre-order!
#ReproductiveAnxietyDisorder
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1MZFBFL

Navigating the perinatal journey: mental wellness tools for every step

Providers: A new perinatal behavioral health toolkit is here! Navigating the Perinatal Journey offers screening tools, treatment pathways, and clinical guidance to support pregnant and postpartum individuals.

Access the toolkit: https://loom.ly/4pC0dwE

Calling all perinatal-mental-health champions!
Join the WHRC in Toronto to map research priorities, and spark new collaborations before #MONA2025
Register now: https://ow.ly/5Cax50Xf5HP
#PerinatalMentalHealth #WHRC #womenmind

UMass Chan researcher earns competitive award to test perinatal anxiety disorder intervention Martha Zimmermann, PhD, will be testing the text message intervention Reaching Calm at four obstetric practices.

Perinatal anxiety disorders affect one in five pregnant or postpartum individuals. Martha Zimmermann, PhD, will use a National Institute of Mental Health award to test an intervention to prevent perinatal anxiety: direc.to/nFiS

#perinatal #MentalHealth @isparc-umasschan.bsky.social

YouTube video by Evidence Based Birth® Overcoming Tokophobia & Childbirth Fears with Alexia Leachman | Fear Free Childbirth

Overcoming Tokophobia & Childbirth Fears with Alexia Leachman - Guest on the Evidence Based Birth Podcast
#tocophobia #tocophobie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLGX...

Establishing a Canadian Coalition for Perinatal Mental Health  — Daymark Foundation This initiative is bringing together national nonprofit organizations to collectively advocate for stronger investment in perinatal mental health in Canada.

New initiative! The Canadian Coalition for Perinatal Mental Health was officially launched in May 2025!
Thank you Daymark Foundation and everyone involved in this work! 🙌
#PerinatalMentalHealth #MaternalMentalHealth
Read more about it here:
www.daymarkfoundation.ca/ideas-index/...

On Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day, the SOGC honours the experiences of women and families who have endured these losses and reconfirms our commitment to improve the care and support they receive, no matter where they live in Canada. https://tinyurl.com/3b5mwzf7

En cette Journée de sensibilisation au deuil périnatal, la SOGC rend hommage aux femmes et aux familles qui ont vécu ces pertes et réaffirme son engagement à améliorer les soins et le soutien qu’elles reçoivent. https://tinyurl.com/4enszcxr

Posted @withregram • @allontheboard If you can, please light a candle at 7pm tonight for all of our babies in heaven.

#WaveOfLight #BabyLossAwarenessWeek #BLAW #BabyLoss

« C'est une part de nous que l'on perd » : l'hôpital d'Évreux soutient les familles qui ont perdu un enfant Le centre hospitalier Eure Seine a mis en place une consultation dédiée au deuil périnatal : les familles peuvent y trouver un soutien après la perte d'un enfant.

#Evreuxnormandie donne la parole à Willy #Colors 🌈 : Le centre hospitalier Eure Seine a mis en place une consultation dédiée au deuil périnatal : les familles peuvent y trouver un soutien après la perte d'un enfant.
🌀 #Eure #Evreux #deuilperinatal 🌀
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Briser le silence du deuil périnatal au Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Perdre un bébé avant ou peu de temps après la naissance... c’est une douleur difficile à décrire.

Briser le silence du deuil périnatal au Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
#deuilperinatal #BabyLossAwarenessWeek #BLAW
www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/10/10/b...

Congés parentaux et deuil périnatal: il est temps d’y voir Le deuil périnatal désigne le deuil vécu à la suite de l’arrêt de la grossesse ou du décès d’un bébé à la naissance ou dans sa première année de vie.

Nous signons une lettre ouverte ce matin, appuyé par 23 cosignataires afin que le Québec se penche sur les congés parentaux dans le cas d'une perte survenant durant la grossesse ou de décès d’un bébé à la naissance ou peu de temps après. #deuilperinatal 💙👇

www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/10/14/c...

Congés parentaux et deuil périnatal: il est temps d’y voir Le deuil périnatal désigne le deuil vécu à la suite de l’arrêt de la grossesse ou du décès d’un bébé à la naissance ou dans sa première année de vie.

💔 À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de sensibilisation au deuil périnatal, l'ASPQ co-signe une lettre ouverte dans @jdequebec.bsky.social et @jdemontreal.bsky.social pour demander un soutien réel aux parents confrontés à un deuil périnatal.

👉 À lire ici : www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/10/14/c...

Treating PTSD and Depression in Perinatal Women In the complex landscape of mental health challenges faced by perinatal populations, one particularly underexplored domain has begun to gain urgent attention: the coexistence of post-traumatic stress (PTS) and depressive symptoms. A groundbreaking study stemming from the Scaling Up Maternal Mental Healthcare by Increasing Access to Treatment Trial (SUMMIT) sheds light on the prevalence across this vulnerable period and charts promising new directions for intervention.

Treating PTSD and Depression in Perinatal Women

In the complex landscape of mental health challenges faced by perinatal populations, one particularly underexplored domain has begun to gain urgent attention: the coexistence of post-traumatic stress (PTS) and depressive symptoms. A groundbreaking…

💙 Postpartum Depression & Perinatal Mental Health 💙

It affects 1 in 5 birthing parents & 1 in 10 partners. 💙 It’s more than “baby blues” - it’s real. No parent should struggle in silence.

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/heyzEPS

#PostpartumDepression #PerinatalMentalHealth #ParentWellbeing #SharePointMark

Dr. Simone Vigod, psychiatrist at Women’s College Hospital and Professor at the University of Toronto, is a leader in perinatal mental health. Her research and programs like Mother Matters improve care for mothers worldwide.

#WomenInMedicine #PerinatalMentalHealth #CanadianLeaders

Today we join the world in marking #WorldMentalHealthDay.

Let’s keep making mental health a natural part of every maternity care conversation.

Every conversation about maternal wellbeing matters.

#worldmentalhealthday #perinatalmentalhealth #midwiferymatters #allirelandmidwiferynetwork

If you’re experiencing changes in your mental health during or after pregnancy, you’re not alone. These changes are common. Learn how to recognize warning signs and find safe, effective treatments for conditions such as depression and anxiety: bit.ly/49ROAFw #WorldMentalHealthDay

Mercredi, nous avons passé la journée à l'Assemblée nationale, avec plusieurs membres de la Table de concertation nationale sur le deuil périnatal et de parents endeuillés, afin de sensibiliser les élu(e)s à la réalité du deuil périnatal et à la nécessité de mieux soutenir les familles touchées. 💙

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L’espoir d’une grande avancée en psychiatrie
@cusm-muhc.bsky.social
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YouTube video by PregnaHub® Understanding Tokophobia: Finding calm in the fear of birth

#UK Understanding Tokophobia: Finding calm in the fear of birth
Julianne Boutaleb, Clinical Director and Founder of Parenthood In Mind
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpOb...