The Beginnings of Prenatal Psychology in Poland
The Beginnings of Prenatal Psychology in Poland

Summary/Abstract: Interest in the prenatal period of human life in psychology began about a hundred years ago, but as a separate area of knowledge called prenatal psychology it was isolated in the 1970s. The article points these differences in the following areas: the causes and the inspiration for the emergence and development of prenatal psychology; the “father” of prenatal psychology, who made a significant contribution to inspiring the interest in the human prenatal development; publications that were important for the development of prenatal psychology publications; understanding prenatal psychology as a psychology of human development or a separate interdisciplinary subfield of psychology; the organizational status of prenatal psychology; recipients of publications in the field of prenatal psychology; the dominant paradigms and issues in research; prenatal psychology as a field of study and an element of teaching at colleges and universities; application of knowledge in the field of prenatal psychology; application of knowledge in the field of prenatal psychology in arguments for defending the right to life from conception.

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