The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the significance of pregnancy from a cultural

standpoint. Each culture takes its own particular view of the major stages of life: birth, childhood,

puberty, parenthood, work, old age, and death. It is important to be aware of the different

cross-cultural perspectives, especially in our multicultural society. In this research paper,

address the following: Choose your own or another culture to research and investigate, and

describe the associated cultural views of pregnancy. How are pregnant women viewed and

treated? What beliefs are held about the biological processes occurring with regard to her body?

What is the perception of the developing fetus? What preparations are made for the upcoming

labor, delivery, and birth? How is impending parenthood anticipated? Be sure to include all

references. Personal interviews may be used as supplement only.

● Since this is a formal research paper, the use of references is required. You

should use your text and at least 4 other scholarly sources

● APA format does not generally include using first person, but you may use the

word “I” in this paper and refer to your personal experiences, thoughts, feelings,

etc. Furthermore, you do not need to include an abstract. But, please do follow

the other features of APA format (e.g., parenthetical referencing or in-text

citations, reference page, page number on each page, 1-inch margins, 11 or 12

point font, etc.).