A near-death experience at birth
Death Studies 1990 DOI: 10.1080/07481189008252359 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | An adult respondent who reported a birth near-death experience |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key findings | Reports the first case of a near-death experience occurring at birth, recalled through dreams. The experience had a negative affective quality, analyzed using Grey's typology, and originated in the Philippines, adding cross-cultural validation to the phenomenon. |
Abstract
The near-death experience literature includes many accounts of adults who have had near-death experiences as adults or when they were children. The literature also reveals a few accounts of children reporting on their childhood near-death experiences. But the literature does not contain a single case of a near-death experience happening at birth, until the reporting of this case. Not only is this case interesting because it is a birth near-death experience, recalled through the medium of dreams, but because the respondent was born in the Philippines, adding cross-cultural validation to the phenomenon of the near-death experience. This is something the literature has called for in the past. Additionally, unlike the vast majority of near-death experiences, this one had a negative affective quality to it, which is discussed in detail through the use of Grey's typology of negative near-death experiences.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-Death Experiences in India Individuals in India who reported near-death experiences | 1986 | Case study | n = 16 |
| The Near-Death Experience as a Focus of Clinical Attention Patients presenting with near-death experience-related problems | 1997 | Case study | n = 4 |
| A prospectively studied near-death experience with corroborated out-of-body perceptions and unexplained healing. A person who had a near-death experience | 2006 | Case report | n = 1 |
| Verified account of near-death experience in a physician who survived cardiac arrest. A 32-year-old female physician experiencing childbirth | 2020 | Case study | n = 1 |
| This is your brain on death: a comparative analysis of a near-death experience and subsequent 5-Methoxy-DMT experience. An individual who had a near-death experience during a coma caused by bacterial... | 2023 | Case study | n = 1 |
Citations in the library
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- Biological Aspects of Near-Death Experiences Perspectives in biology and medicine September 1, 1998
- Western Scientific Approaches to Near-Death Experiences Humanities November 9, 2015
- Explanation of near-death experiences: a systematic analysis of case reports and qualitative research. Frontiers in Psychology 2023
- The phenomenology of the self-conscious mind. Journal of Near-Death Studies 2008
- “FALSE POSITIVE” CLAIMS OF NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES AND “FALSE NEGATIVE” DENIALS OF NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES Death Studies February 23, 2005
and 2 more in the library
Cites 3
- Childhood Near-Death Experiences Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine November 1, 1986
- The near-death experience in children: Shades of the prison-house reopening. Journal of Near-Death Studies 1983
- A near-death experience in a 7-year-old child. A M A Journal of Diseases of Children October 1, 1983