Lisa Hoffmann - of the Social and Legal Psychology at the University of Bonn.
Study by the University of Bonn: If childbirth is understood as a natural process, complications are less likely to occur. Lisa Hoffmann - of the Social and Legal Psychology at the University of Bonn. Photo: Volker Lannert/University of Bonn . Pregnant women's attitudes and mindsets can influence the course of childbirth. This is what psychologists at the University of Bonn established in a longitudinal study with around 300 participants. Women who see childbirth as a natural process are less likely to need pain medication or a caesarean section. The results are now published in the "European Journal of Social Psychology." Giving birth may be perceived as a more natural process or as a more medical event.
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