.Az bilinen bir konu ‘tokofobi’: bir olgu sunumu

Her kadın azda olsa doğum ile ilgili korku yaşar. Tokofobi şiddetli doğum korkusu olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Nulliparlar ile multiparlar karşılaştırıldığında nulliparlar daha fazla doğum korkusu yaşamakta ve doğum korkusu daha şiddetli olmaktadır. Patolojik doğum korkusu olan kadınların %6-10’unu tokofobi ile baş etmektedir. Tokofobi tedavisinde gevşeme egzersizler, ağrı yönetimi, bilişsel davranışçı yaklaşım, hipnoz  gibi yöntemler kullanılabilir. Gebelerin doğum süreci ile ilgili korkuları belirlenmeli ve doğum komplikasyonlarını azaltmak için doğum korkusu tedavi edilmelidir.  
Anahtar Kelimeler:

Korku, doğum, gebelik

A rarely known topic ‘tocophobia’: a case report

Every woman has little fear of birth. Tocophobia is defined as severe fear of birth. Compared to multiparous and nulliparous, nulliparous fear of birth is more severe and fear of birth is more severe. 6-10% of women with pathological birth fear are coping with tocophobia. Relaxation exercises, pain management, cognitive behavioral approach and hypnosis can be used in the treatment. Fears of the pregnant women about the birth process should be identified and fear of birth should be treated to reduce the complications of birth.

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