Date of Award

8-1970

Document Type

Thesis - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Medical

First Advisor

Raymond J. McCall

Second Advisor

Mohammed Y. Quereshi

Third Advisor

Mary Ann Siderits

Abstract

"Natural childbirth" is of relatively recent origin in the United States, beginning to attract public attention in the early 1950's. Even in view of its relative "newness," it is somewhat surprising that there has been a relative paucity of objective, scientific studies concerning natural childbirth during the last two decades. Empirical studies dealing with the psychological characteristics of women who choose natural childbirth are almost nonexistent.

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