Knowledge and ignorance
If knowledge is a plus, the fear is less. Better than mom realizes that it is happening and will happen in the future (during birth, in the first months of life crumbs), the smaller the doubt and anxiety. Of course, pregnancy is not a disease, but elementary psychological and physical training should be.
Do not rely on random, thus you are putting yourself at risk. But you can help itself, with the support of nature and their own health. Childbirth - it's hard work and for mom and baby, but not "a nightmare, a nightmare," as sometimes describe other moms. By the way, as a rule, those who had to leave their own is not ready, therefore, and went through the pain and torment. Instructors in preparation for childbirth claim that you can give birth without pain!
Only need to know how. And the courses for young parents taught this: breathing techniques, and techniques are not medical anesthesia. Here moms learn poses, the basics of self-massage, they are introduced to the stages of birth and what happens at each stage. It is much easier to control himself and his body, when you know what, why and why. Education in such schools are generally divided into theoretical and practical sessions, and thematic units divided into lectures on pregnancy, childbirth and care for a newborn baby.