The term 'pregnancy denial' is quite self-explanatory—it is when a pregnant woman denies that she is pregnant, sometimes right up until the baby is born. If you have never experienced pregnancy denial first-hand, the concept can be a little difficult to grasp. However, pregnancy denial is a very real condition and it is more common than you might think.
For a long time, pregnancy denial was understudied, but that is slowly starting to change and there is a growing body of research that looks at why it happens and whether certain groups of women are at higher risk.
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