The tokophobia severity scale: a psychometric multicountry study with childbearing-age women
Daniela Fidalgo, Matilde Sousa, Cláudia Sousa, Julie Jomeen, Paulina Pawlicka, Olga Riklikienė, Diogo Lamela, Kathleen Baird, Barbara Baranowska, Gabija Jarašiūnaitė-Fedosejeva, Paulina Mistelska, Inês Jongenelen, Tiago Miguel Pinto, Raquel Costa · 2026
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Daniela Fidalgo and a large team report a 2026 multi country test of a fear of childbirth scale. The fear, called tokophobia, can harm mental health and shape birth choices. Sound tools are needed to spot women at risk. The scale under test is the Tokophobia Severity Scale, a short self report form.
Data came from one thousand five hundred eighty five women in four countries: Australia, Lithuania, Poland and Portugal. Groups held women who had not given birth, pregnant women and new mothers two months after birth. Women also filled forms on mood, birth trauma views and a second fear scale. Early results backed a three part structure for the scale. Full checks of trust and fit guide its use across lands and life stages.
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| CREATOR | Daniela Fidalgo, Matilde Sousa, Cláudia Sousa, Julie Jomeen, Paulina Pawlicka, Olga Riklikienė, Diogo Lamela, Kathleen Baird, Barbara Baranowska, Gabija Jarašiūnaitė-Fedosejeva, Paulina Mistelska, Inês Jongenelen, Tiago Miguel Pinto, Raquel Costa |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 123869 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |