The thoughts of pregnancy and childbirth can provoke emotions of distress, anxiety, excitement, and fulfillment in women, not to mention the course of it. The medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth has allowed women to gain control over the process, by creating a comprehensive birth plan in a form of a guide. The majority of women have an increased amount of options in the settings for their childbirth such as hospitals, birthing centers, and at home. This may enhance the sense comfortability for pregnant women as before the 18th century women chose not to deliver in hospitals for sanitary reasons. Furthermore, women generally have the option of a health care provider during the process of pregnancy and childbirth. Examples of these are
