Abstract In this article, I argue that there is a lacuna in evolutionary psychological science. Women most likely adapted, via natural selection processes, to handle the birthing process successfully; not only physically and culturally, but also psychologically and behaviorally. However, current literature of evolutionary psychology largely ignores this reasonable assumption. A look at current prominent literature from the field revealed a consensus that women before and after birth are functioning subjects, shaped by natural selection to maximize success in reproduction. However, it appears that the same literature has little to say about the behavioral and psychological responses of women during birth itself. This is the lacuna discussed in the article. In other fields of research, different behaviors and mental processes have been found to correlate with a successful natural birth. Selection would likely have favored women who had such positive responses during birth because it is a process that all individuals must go through; natural childbirth was an integral part of reproductive success before modern obstetrics existed. Implications for resolving this lacuna vary widely and may contribute to our understanding of how selection might have shaped the human mind in general, as well as the female mind in particular.

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出生意识：进化心理学的一个空白

摘要 在这篇文章中，我认为进化心理学存在一个空白。女性最有可能通过自然选择过程成功适应分娩过程；不仅在身体和文化上，而且在心理和行为上。然而，当前的进化心理学文献在很大程度上忽略了这个合理的假设。对当前该领域著名文献的研究揭示了一种共识，即出生前后的女性都是功能性主体，受自然选择的影响，以最大限度地提高繁殖成功率。然而，似乎同样的文献几乎没有提到女性在分娩过程中的行为和心理反应。这就是文章中讨论的漏洞。在其他研究领域，已发现不同的行为和心理过程与成功的自然分娩相关。选择很可能偏爱在出生时有如此积极反应的女性，因为这是所有人都必须经历的过程；在现代产科出现之前，自然分娩是生殖成功的一个组成部分。解决这一空白的意义千差万别，可能有助于我们理解选择如何塑造一般的人类思维，尤其是女性思维。