Seen At 11: Fear Of Childbirth Phobia
DASHCAM VIDEO CAPTURED NEARLY THE ENTIRE THING. THE DEER DID NOT SURVIVE. IT IS QUITE NATURAL FOR MOMS TO BE TO FEEL ANXIETY. FOR OTHERS THIS CAN GROW INTO A SERIOUS PHOBIA. WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE PREGNANT AND PETRIFIED. THERE'S A PICTURE OF ME PREGNANT. Reporter: RHONA WAS THRILLED TO FIND OUT SHE WAS EXPECT. I DON'T LIKE TERRIFIED YET. Reporter: BUT HER EXCITEMENT WAS REPLACED BY FEAR OVER HAVING TO GIVE BIRTH. THIS GRIPPING TIGHTENING SENSATION THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING STRANGLED AROUND YOUR TORSO. Reporter: MOST MOMS ARE A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT. FOR SOME WOMEN, THE FEAR OF OF CHILDBIRTH CAN BECOME SO EXTREME, IT'S AN ACTUAL CONDITION. IT'S A FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH. Reporter: NOT UNLIKE OTHER PHOBIAS, A REPRODUCTIVE PSYCHOLOGIST SAYS THERE ARE VARYING DEGREES. SOME WOMEN IDENTIFY IT AT A YOUNG AGE AND GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO AVOID GETTING PREGNANT. OTHERS MAY NOT SUFFER SYMPTOMS UNTIL THEY BECOME PREGNANT AND CHOOSE TO ABORT BEFORE THE DELIVERY.
THIS CAN HAPPEN WITH SOMEBODY WHO'S WORKED VERY HARD TO BECOME PREGNANT. WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE EMERGENCY CESAREAN SECTIONS, POSTPORTEM DEPRESSION. Reporter: A RESEARCHER FOUND AS MANY AS 30% OF WOMEN SUFFER FROM A FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH SO SIGNIFICANT IT IMPACTS THEIR DAILY LIVES. I THINK THAT'S VERY SAD. Reporter: ROOSEVELT WHO IS A MIDWIFE SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO THE CARE OF EXPECTANT MOM, THE TREMENDOUS FOCUS ON THE RISK MAY BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. WE TREAT THEM AS TICKING TIME BOMBS. I REMEMBER HAVING DREAMS WHERE I WOULD SUDDENLY DISCOVER THEY WAS PREGNANT AND BE LIKE OH, MY GOD, NOW WHAT AM I GONNA DO? Reporter: EVEN NOW JUST TALKING ABOUT THE BIRTH PROCESS CAN BRING BACK ANXIETY. IT WORKED BUT I THINK IT'S THE ANTICIPATION, AND THE NOT KNOWING WHAT IT'S REALLY GONNA BE LIKE. I THINK THAT'S THE THING THAT MAKES IT SEEM SCARY. THE FEAR OF NOT BEING IN CONTROL IS COMMON BUT SPER VENTION CAN REDUCE ANXIETY LEADING TO HEALTHIER
