Fear of pregnancy or
childbirth.
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, disorders of the mind were once more returned to the realms of medicine and science and attempts were made to study and explain the nature and development of phobias and to treat them.
Several misconceptions were born at this time but continuing in-depth study of phobias throughout the twentieth century, particularly during recent years, has shed new light on these fascinating and prevalent disorders and resulted in successful treatment for many phobic sufferers.
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