Odent Michel
Midwifery Today Int Midwife. 2003 Fall(67):20-2.
The expression of fear of death during labour is common when the physiological processes are obviously efficient and when the perinatal period is considered, in retrospect, to have been a positive experience. We propose two kinds of interpretation: (1) One is not specifically human. A physiological fear is the expression of a rush of adrenaline just before the "fetus ejection reflex." The paradoxical oxytocic effect of adrenaline was demonstrated several decades ago. (2) One is specifically human. It takes into account our knowledge of death and the reduction of neocortical control during labour.
在分娩过程中，当生理过程明显有效，且回顾围产期被视为一段积极经历时，对死亡的恐惧表达很常见。我们提出两种解释：（1）一种并非人类所特有。生理恐惧是“胎儿娩出反射”前肾上腺素激增的表现。几十年前就已证实肾上腺素具有矛盾的催产作用。（2）一种是人类所特有的。它考虑到了我们对死亡的认知以及分娩过程中大脑新皮质控制的减弱。
