Search for: [Abstract = "Introduction\: During childbirth, women have the option of deciding on methods to medicalize childbirth or forgoing them by choosing natural methods to manage labor pain. These decisions based on their experiences, expectations and feelings about childbirth. The course of childbirth is also related to the hormonal response, which affects the levels of hormones responsible for the course of uterine muscle contraction activity and hormone related to stress reaction. Objective\: The aim of this study was to assess the involvement of women in labor in deciding of choosing methods of medicalization or forgoing medical interventions in the course of labor. Another objective was to determine the relationship between the decision\-making to choose a method of medicalization of labor or not, and blood concentration of selected hormones affecting the course of labor and involved in stress reaction. Research methods. 107 patients of the Stefan Zeromski Specialist Hospital in Krakow were included in the study. Data were collected using a diagnostic survey\-author survey questionnaire and with the help of standardized questionnaires\: Beliefs about Pain Control Questionnaire \(BPCQ\), Generalized Self\-Efficacy Scale \(GSES\), Visual\-Analgesic Scale of Pain Assessment \(VAS\), and Author's Survey Questionnaire. Biochemical tests were also conducted \- measurement of plasma concent"]

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