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How to cope with overwhelming birth anxiety in late pregnancy

I'm 38 weeks pregnant and terrified that something will go wrong during delivery, checking my phone obsessively for symptoms and convinced every twinge means disaster.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The proximity of an uncontrollable life event can trigger anticipatory anxiety that becomes consuming.

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