"Being in the zone" makes a difference: flow, birth experience, birth duration, and postpartum Stress.
Journal of reproductive and infant psychology October 18, 2025 Orli Dahan, Yael Sciaky-Tamir, Shenhav Albo et al.
The subjective childbirth experience is crucial for a woman's well-being. This study examines the relationship between 'birthing consciousness' - a flow-like state of hyperfocus, self-efficacy, and calm - and birth outcomes, including subjective experience, labour duration, and postpartum mental health. Data were collected prospectively from a cohort of birthing women (January-September 2023)...