Name of a phobia

[Smiffy]

I have a phobia about pregnancy. I am nauseated by being near a pregnant woman, and almost fainted yesterday when unexpectedly show my colleague's scan photo. I've had this since I was a child and this may explain why I am not a mother! But is there a name for this unusual phobia?

[Quizmonster]

Egkymosyniphobia. A bit of a mouthful, but it contains the word for 'pregnancy' in Greek, which is the source of the vast majority of phobia-names.

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According to a phobias website:

PHOBIA OF PREGNANCY: (Tocophobia, Fear of Pregnancy, and Fear of Childbirth)
1: phobia of pregnancy: a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of pregnancy or childbirth , despite the understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger.
2: phobia of pregnancy: a strong fear of, dislike of, or aversion to pregnancy or childbirth.

[Quizmonster]

The Greek word, 'tokos' - from which tocophobia was clearly derived - actually means 'childbirth' or 'offspring'. In Latin, an associated word means 'midwife'. None of those is quite the same thing as 'pregnancy' itself. My own favourite phobias website actually lists tocophobia as 'fear of childbirth'. But what the hey! It's a lot easier to say than my earlier response!