page_title: Near-birth experience
hierarchical_section_title: Near-birth experience
caption_attribution_description: English: Stanislav Grof, psychologist and psychiatrist Русский: Станислав Гроф, чешско-американский психолог и психиатр
context_page_description: A near-birth experience is an alleged recollected event which occurred before or during one's own birth, or during the pregnancy, an alleged remembering of one's own pre-existence, or an alleged encounter with the unborn child experienced by relatives or close family friends. Under this usage, the term "near-birth experience" is analogous to the term "near-death experience."
context_section_description: A near-birth experience (also known as a pre-birth experience or pre-mortal experience) is an alleged recollected event which occurred before or during one's own birth, or during the pregnancy, an alleged remembering of one's own pre-existence, or an alleged encounter with the unborn child (usually via dream) experienced by relatives or close family friends. Under this usage, the term "near-birth experience" is analogous to the term "near-death experience."
caption: Stanislav Grof has written on the near-birth experience.
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