Question

What is authors sense of childbirth?

Answer 1

Explanation:

There are three basic goals in attempts to assist the process of labor: (1) enhancing safety for mother and child; (2) allowing freedom from undue pain without the loss of positive and indeed ecstatic aspects of the experience; and (3) setting or maintaining the best foundation for a solid, exuberant relationship between mother and child (and the rest of the family).

Keywords

Obstetric Care Home Birth Childbirth Experience Maternal Emotion Maternity Center

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An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Third Annual Conference on Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sugar Loaf Conference Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2, 1975.