Spontaneous unmedicated labour mimics altered states
Maria Bălăeţ, Jen Culley, Elena Paparello et al. preprint
This case report examines the profound experience of spontaneous, unmedicated labour in a home setting. The 28-year-old woman, with a prior history of emergency caesarean section due to failed induction of labour, underwent a natural labour and birth that elicited an altered state of consciousness. During labour, she experienced significant euphoria, and a unique perceptual alteration of her...