<psychology> Morbid fear of carrying and giving birth to a malformed infant. ... Origin: terato-+ G. Phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ter′ă-tō-fō′bē-ă Definitions: 1. Morbid fear of carrying and giving birth to a malformed infant.
Teratophobia: Fear of bearing a malformed child. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy using exposure and fear reduction techniques. In many cases, anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medication prove...
An abnormal fear of giving birth to a child with an abnormality or malformation. Some women have such a phobia of this that it prevents them from becoming pregnant.
Teratophobia is the fear of giving birth to a monster.
teratophobia 1. An abnormal fear of bearing or giving birth to a monster (severely deformed baby). 2. An abnormal fear of deformed people including pregnant women.