Pregnancy denial
Unawareness of active pregnancy
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Causes
Pregnancy denial can be related to a psychiatric condition, past trauma, a subconscious desire not to be pregnant, and/or physical symptoms being suppressed and subsequently going unnoticed.[4]
Characteristics
A woman's significant others and physicians are usually unaware of the pregnancy as well.[5]
Management
When a psychotic pregnancy denial is discovered, preterm birth via caesarean section is to be considered due to the risk of the woman engaging in self-destructive behaviors during pregnancy or vaginal delivery that harm the fetus.[6]
