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Twenty-four expectant parents in the eighth month of pregnancy were interviewed to determine if they noted any patterns in fetal behavior which created for them a sense of their unborn as an individual. The data indicated that both prospective mothers and fathers describe individual characteristics of their fetus in relation to appearance, communication, gender, temperament and sleep/wake cycle. The parental data corresponds to empirical evidence of fetal behavior. Implications for those working with childbearing families and for further study are discussed.
M. Colleen Stainton (Mon,) studied this question.