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Article: Pregnancy without fear.
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- Vibrant Life
- Article date:
- November 1, 1989
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PREGNANCY WITHOUT FEAR
Understanding what happens during each stage of pregnancy can help you cope and prepare for the changes in your body and emotions.
You think about having a baby, and you're scared. Being pregnant means living a mysterious, uncontrolled life for about 266 days. Just yesterday your best friend endured 36 hours of labor and told you she couldn't have tolerated one more moment of pain. And more than once you've read in the newspapers about mothers who have had their babies in the back seat of taxicabs, and you're certain you would never have the fortitude to get through such an ordeal.
Fear of pregnancy is common, more common than ...